Piers Morgan
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So I do think that you have the First Amendment, which is an amazingly strong, powerful tool. And I think that we lack something like that here. And I think it's really, Elon Musk has done a lot of stuff on this on X. I don't agree with all of him about what he's saying, but I certainly think he's hit onto something, which is the natural instinct these days is to censor people.
So I do think that you have the First Amendment, which is an amazingly strong, powerful tool. And I think that we lack something like that here. And I think it's really, Elon Musk has done a lot of stuff on this on X. I don't agree with all of him about what he's saying, but I certainly think he's hit onto something, which is the natural instinct these days is to censor people.
So I do think that you have the First Amendment, which is an amazingly strong, powerful tool. And I think that we lack something like that here. And I think it's really, Elon Musk has done a lot of stuff on this on X. I don't agree with all of him about what he's saying, but I certainly think he's hit onto something, which is the natural instinct these days is to censor people.
And that's a dangerous path to go down.
And that's a dangerous path to go down.
And that's a dangerous path to go down.
Well, like I said, I've been a journalist all my life. So I see myself as a news junkie. So when I was seven or eight years old, we used to get the Daily Mail newspaper, just a print paper then, obviously. And my mum remembers me going through it. Imagine, I'm seven years old, going through reading out headlines from the Daily Mail and asking about the stories. That's not normal.
Well, like I said, I've been a journalist all my life. So I see myself as a news junkie. So when I was seven or eight years old, we used to get the Daily Mail newspaper, just a print paper then, obviously. And my mum remembers me going through it. Imagine, I'm seven years old, going through reading out headlines from the Daily Mail and asking about the stories. That's not normal.
Well, like I said, I've been a journalist all my life. So I see myself as a news junkie. So when I was seven or eight years old, we used to get the Daily Mail newspaper, just a print paper then, obviously. And my mum remembers me going through it. Imagine, I'm seven years old, going through reading out headlines from the Daily Mail and asking about the stories. That's not normal.
So I had it in my blood. There were a few journalists on my mother's side in the family, and I had this news junkie side to me. I had to know what was happening. You might call it I'm an inveterate gossip, and that's partly to do with wanting to be the first with information and then to tell people. What could be more exciting than being the first to know stuff and then imparting it to the world?
So I had it in my blood. There were a few journalists on my mother's side in the family, and I had this news junkie side to me. I had to know what was happening. You might call it I'm an inveterate gossip, and that's partly to do with wanting to be the first with information and then to tell people. What could be more exciting than being the first to know stuff and then imparting it to the world?
So I had it in my blood. There were a few journalists on my mother's side in the family, and I had this news junkie side to me. I had to know what was happening. You might call it I'm an inveterate gossip, and that's partly to do with wanting to be the first with information and then to tell people. What could be more exciting than being the first to know stuff and then imparting it to the world?
So it was in my blood. And even today, I get five newspapers every day on my doormat. I used to run two big newspapers in the UK, two big national papers for 10 years. And I love the sound of a thud of newspapers, which I know sounds very anachronistic for someone who's now a YouTuber. And I'm aware that newspapers are basically going out of business. And my kids, my sons are 31, 27, 24.
So it was in my blood. And even today, I get five newspapers every day on my doormat. I used to run two big newspapers in the UK, two big national papers for 10 years. And I love the sound of a thud of newspapers, which I know sounds very anachronistic for someone who's now a YouTuber. And I'm aware that newspapers are basically going out of business. And my kids, my sons are 31, 27, 24.
So it was in my blood. And even today, I get five newspapers every day on my doormat. I used to run two big newspapers in the UK, two big national papers for 10 years. And I love the sound of a thud of newspapers, which I know sounds very anachronistic for someone who's now a YouTuber. And I'm aware that newspapers are basically going out of business. And my kids, my sons are 31, 27, 24.
They don't read print newspapers, obviously. They just read everything on their phones or whatever it may be. So I'm part of a dying generation of people who still like newspapers. But I love the thud of five newspapers. I get the Times, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Sun and the Financial Times. And they hit like a thud and it still gets my juices flowing.
They don't read print newspapers, obviously. They just read everything on their phones or whatever it may be. So I'm part of a dying generation of people who still like newspapers. But I love the thud of five newspapers. I get the Times, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Sun and the Financial Times. And they hit like a thud and it still gets my juices flowing.
They don't read print newspapers, obviously. They just read everything on their phones or whatever it may be. So I'm part of a dying generation of people who still like newspapers. But I love the thud of five newspapers. I get the Times, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Sun and the Financial Times. And they hit like a thud and it still gets my juices flowing.
And it's often early, like at five in the morning. I get up early. I think sleeping is cheating. I get up early and I read the paper and I pour over them with my old editor's eye just for seeing what's going on. Then I'm onto my phone. I'm checking all the American sites, New York Post, New York Times, Daily News, whatever it may be.
And it's often early, like at five in the morning. I get up early. I think sleeping is cheating. I get up early and I read the paper and I pour over them with my old editor's eye just for seeing what's going on. Then I'm onto my phone. I'm checking all the American sites, New York Post, New York Times, Daily News, whatever it may be.