Jane Araf

Yeah. I mean, he was very, it was very illuminating. He'd never had this experience in his life. But in this climate, that happens to him. We also talk to lawyers, including the lawyers that are representing people in many of these immigration cases who worry about sanctions for the fact that they are taking up cases against the government at a time

Yeah. I mean, he was very, it was very illuminating. He'd never had this experience in his life. But in this climate, that happens to him. We also talk to lawyers, including the lawyers that are representing people in many of these immigration cases who worry about sanctions for the fact that they are taking up cases against the government at a time

law firms are making deals with the Trump administration so they won't deal with any retribution or ramifications for cases they took up that Trump saw as against him. I mean, Ayesha, also it's the media, the press. The job that we do every day is to serve our listeners and ask the hard questions of those in power and reflect the nation as it is.

law firms are making deals with the Trump administration so they won't deal with any retribution or ramifications for cases they took up that Trump saw as against him. I mean, Ayesha, also it's the media, the press. The job that we do every day is to serve our listeners and ask the hard questions of those in power and reflect the nation as it is.

law firms are making deals with the Trump administration so they won't deal with any retribution or ramifications for cases they took up that Trump saw as against him. I mean, Ayesha, also it's the media, the press. The job that we do every day is to serve our listeners and ask the hard questions of those in power and reflect the nation as it is.

And so we've seen moves that seem threatening to the press. NPR is The New York Times, Politico, and others were kicked out of their Pentagon offices and replaced. And then for the first time, the president is picking— the pool of reporters that cover his activities rather than the press picking them.

And so we've seen moves that seem threatening to the press. NPR is The New York Times, Politico, and others were kicked out of their Pentagon offices and replaced. And then for the first time, the president is picking— the pool of reporters that cover his activities rather than the press picking them.

And so we've seen moves that seem threatening to the press. NPR is The New York Times, Politico, and others were kicked out of their Pentagon offices and replaced. And then for the first time, the president is picking— the pool of reporters that cover his activities rather than the press picking them.

So that could lead to him being like, oh, I'm going to pick these four people because they cover me in the way that I like, which would go against a free press. And you know, President Trump has made it pretty clear that he will go after the media or perceived political enemies if he feels that they're treating him unfairly.

So that could lead to him being like, oh, I'm going to pick these four people because they cover me in the way that I like, which would go against a free press. And you know, President Trump has made it pretty clear that he will go after the media or perceived political enemies if he feels that they're treating him unfairly.

So that could lead to him being like, oh, I'm going to pick these four people because they cover me in the way that I like, which would go against a free press. And you know, President Trump has made it pretty clear that he will go after the media or perceived political enemies if he feels that they're treating him unfairly.

He spoke on the floor of the Justice Department saying that he thinks what CNN and MSNBC are doing is illegal or should be illegal. And he's saying that inside the Justice Department. And so there are big questions about the media as well and our role in this moment.

He spoke on the floor of the Justice Department saying that he thinks what CNN and MSNBC are doing is illegal or should be illegal. And he's saying that inside the Justice Department. And so there are big questions about the media as well and our role in this moment.

He spoke on the floor of the Justice Department saying that he thinks what CNN and MSNBC are doing is illegal or should be illegal. And he's saying that inside the Justice Department. And so there are big questions about the media as well and our role in this moment.

Yeah. I mean, I think it's really important not to minimize what happens when somebody gets quote-unquote canceled over speech the larger public has decided is unacceptable, right? I mean, people are barred from certain social media accounts maybe. They maybe lose their job, maybe lose friends, are completely sidelined.

Yeah. I mean, I think it's really important not to minimize what happens when somebody gets quote-unquote canceled over speech the larger public has decided is unacceptable, right? I mean, people are barred from certain social media accounts maybe. They maybe lose their job, maybe lose friends, are completely sidelined.

Yeah. I mean, I think it's really important not to minimize what happens when somebody gets quote-unquote canceled over speech the larger public has decided is unacceptable, right? I mean, people are barred from certain social media accounts maybe. They maybe lose their job, maybe lose friends, are completely sidelined.

But what I'm hearing from a lot of people now who feel the chilling is not that the pushback is coming from the public. This is coming from the government. It isn't that they're getting canceled. It's that they're being told, if you use these words, if you have this viewpoint, if you use this speech, you're not going to get federal funding. You're going to face retribution.

But what I'm hearing from a lot of people now who feel the chilling is not that the pushback is coming from the public. This is coming from the government. It isn't that they're getting canceled. It's that they're being told, if you use these words, if you have this viewpoint, if you use this speech, you're not going to get federal funding. You're going to face retribution.

But what I'm hearing from a lot of people now who feel the chilling is not that the pushback is coming from the public. This is coming from the government. It isn't that they're getting canceled. It's that they're being told, if you use these words, if you have this viewpoint, if you use this speech, you're not going to get federal funding. You're going to face retribution.