Joe Biden comes out swinging

| 10:30 pm EDT May 3, 2020
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Today is World Press Freedom Day. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the Twitter feed of Donald Trump, who once again declared the American media to be the enemy of the people today. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is taking an entirely different approach. Biden posted this highly presidential message today:

A free press is essential to a free society. That’s why attacking the press and attempting to intimidate independent media is a standard part of the authoritarian playbook around the world. And it’s why Donald Trump’s efforts to demonize the media put us on such a dangerous path. Trump deflects legitimate questions with attacks. He bullies members of the press, instead of taking responsibility for his failures. His efforts to undermine public confidence in the integrity of reporting violate our core values and threaten our very system of government.

Biden continued: “This #WorldPressFreedomDay, support for an independent press at home and around the world matters more than ever. We must vote Trump out this November and assure that attacks on our free press are never again acceptable — especially not in the White House.”