President Donald Trump is asking for changes in libel laws in anticipation of Bob Woodward's upcoming book, "Fear," which reveals a "nervous breakdown" of the presidency.
After claiming last night that the book is "a con on the public," the president tweeted on Wednesday morning:
Isn’t it a shame that someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?
"I’d say stricter libel laws for politicians for sure not for the rest of the United States. There should be a law that states that all federal and state politicians must be truthful to their constituents."
"It is laughable that the man who said Obama was not eligible to be president because he was not born in this country, accused the previous administration of tapping Trump Tower, accused Ted Cruz's father of assassinating JFK, has lied thousands of times to the public in less than a year, called James Comey a 'Nut Job' in a meeting with the Russians and made other derogatory and libelous remarks in the last two years, thinks the libel laws are too lax…"
"Not a bad idea, really, in spite of all the name calling in here. Look at the Me Too movement; women are destroying men’s lives with just a few words. Any reasonable person would question the veracity of a group of women who, all at the same time, accuse a man of sexual impropriety that happened years ago…"
"Yes and no. What we need is to restore bipartisan news and remove people like Alex jones. Yellow journalism and propaganda shouldn’t have a place in our society."
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