Friend,

Remember when Trump said he wanted to be a dictator?

He wasn’t joking.

This is the kind of stuff dictators do.

For the last five decades, the White House press pool has been decided on by the reporters themselves. It was free, fair, and offered the public plenty of options for doing their own research on the current administration.

Now Trump has decided that he doesn’t like reporters to express their opinions on him (unless they’re good). In other words, he’s taking down the First Amendment. He’s denying the American people a right guaranteed by the Constitution. He’s following in the footsteps of Hitler, Stalin, and Putin.

This move is un-American. No two ways about it. The people of this country have rights, and Donald Trump is apparently on a mission to strip them away for the sake of his massive ego. The free press disappearing means one less entity to hold Trump accountable. So if you’re keeping track, Congress has bowed out, the courts are on his side, the billionaires have folded, his cabinet is spineless, and now Trump’s restricting the free press.

But we’re still here. We will always lead the charge to hold Trump and his henchmen accountable. If the press isn’t there to expose him, we’re happy to do it. That’s why we exist. We refuse to let him get away with turning this country into something it’s not. 

After a move like this less than two months in, who knows how far he’ll go. That’s why we have to stand up and be vigilant.

Help us hold Trump accountable>>

-The Lincoln Project