John Harwood
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And if you look at polling, that's what people say.
Let me ask you about the different types of threats to the free press that the Trump administration has engaged in.
One has to do with
Aligning ownership of media organizations with him.
Elon Musk buys Twitter.
David Ellison buys CBS.
There's that.
There is regulatory pressure on things that his allies might not own.
And then there's individual pressure on individual journalists through your case or whether it's him calling women in the White House press corps names when they try to ask him questions.
Which of those things โ I mean, it's all of a piece, but which of those things do you feel most concerned about for the health of the country?
I want to invite our viewers to send in questions.
Great.
Omar Moore says, Don, how do you handle the threats you receive?
Your courage is clear and inspiring, but does it affect your mental health?
But let me go back to the ownership question because you do have
these immensely wealthy people acquiring media property.
I mentioned David Ellison and Elon Musk at Twitter.
Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and he has done what he can to neuter the Washington Post.
I think he can't go all too far because there's still a lot of people with integrity working there.
But to the extent you have these mega billionaires buying these properties, if they keep going,