White House Attacks Media: Is This Treason? 🚨🤔

World News

The White House has initiated a weekly tracking system aimed at publicly addressing media outlets it deems problematic. Launched on Friday, the “media offenders” webpage lists news organizations, reporters, and specific stories that the Trump administration disputes, categorizing them as “lie” or “bias.” This week, the site highlighted the Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent as “media offenders,” citing their coverage of a video released last week by six Democratic lawmakers. These lawmakers—all military veterans or former intelligence officials—released the video to remind service members that they are not obligated to follow illegal orders. The video included the statement, “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal order. … You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution,” they added. President Donald Trump responded to the lawmakers’ actions, calling them “seditious” and “treason.” Furthermore, the President recently drew criticism after publicly describing a female reporter from *The Times* as “ugly” following her co-authorship of a data-driven report detailing signs of aging. President Trump, age 79, had previously faced backlash two weeks prior for commenting on a Bloomberg reporter.

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