Trump vs. the media

President Donald Trump continued to air his grievances with the
mainstream media this week. First, he filed a $20 billion
defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal. The suit claims
that a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffry Epstein that the paper
attributed to Trump is a fake. The president took to Truth Social
to demean the paper and its owner Rupert Murdoch. Amid his social
media rant, he celebrated previous victories over ABC News and
CBS. Should we be concerned about the stability of press freedoms
under the second Trump administration?


Masked ICE agents have become a frequent sight around the United
States since Trump’s return to office. Democratic leaders across
the country are pushing legislation that would
ban federal law enforcement from hiding their identities. Is it a
distraction from deeper questions about the standing of
immigrants in America?


Plus, KCRW discusses who the president is really speaking for
when he calls for the return of some controversial sports team
names.