Jasmine Crockett: Trump Is ‘Weaponizing His Idea of Free Speech’ to Force Institutions To Be ‘Mouthpieces’

Crockett If you require ░░░░░░░░ outlets and companies to ░░░░░░░░ content moderators to ensure ░░░░░░░░ coverage promotes a political ░░░░░░░░ or leaning would that ░░░░░░░░ federal suppression KAYE Well ░░░░░░░░ does sound like an ░░░░░░░░ with the company s ░░░░░░░░ moderation decision Crockett Banning ░░░░░░░░ because of their content ░░░░░░░░ Materials Crockett Yes So ░░░░░░░░ books KAYE Oh of ░░░░░░░░ Well and we ve ░░░░░░░░ this in the you ░░░░░░░░ range of book bans ░░░░░░░░ libraries across the country ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely What about threatening ░░░░░░░░ companies with lawsuits or ░░░░░░░░ unless they do the ░░░░░░░░ s bidding KAYE It ░░░░░░░░ like pressure that would ░░░░░░░░ undue yes Crockett OK ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ of these actions are ░░░░░░░░ what Trump has done ░░░░░░░░ he s taken office ░░░░░░░░ no mistake Trump is ░░░░░░░░ his idea of free ░░░░░░░░ to force folks and ░░░░░░░░ to become his political ░░░░░░░░ to promote his propaganda ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans defunded NPR ░░░░░░░░ they argued it was ░░░░░░░░ Trump has removed books ░░░░░░░░ racial discrimination at U ░░░░░░░░ Military academies including the ░░░░░░░░ Maya Angelou s autobiography ░░░░░░░░ Know Why the Caged ░░░░░░░░ Sings He s tried ░░░░░░░░ strip funding to schools ░░░░░░░░ the country if they ░░░░░░░░ t remove materials that ░░░░░░░░ discussions of racial discrimination ░░░░░░░░ that promote diversity And ░░░░░░░░ order for the merger ░░░░░░░░ Paramount and Skydance to ░░░░░░░░ the FCC chairman and ░░░░░░░░ appointed commissioners required Skydance ░░░░░░░░ establish a bias monitor ░░░░░░░░ in its FCC order ░░░░░░░░ reports concerning negative media ░░░░░░░░ of the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ is to say nothing ░░░░░░░░ Trump pushing television networks ░░░░░░░░ get rid of comedians ░░░░░░░░ talk show hosts who ░░░░░░░░ his administration say like ░░░░░░░░ Colbert Let s call ░░░░░░░░ what it is It ░░░░░░░░ Trump weaponizing the idea ░░░░░░░░ free speech to force ░░░░░░░░ institutions and companies to ░░░░░░░░ his mouthpieces This ain ░░░░░░░░ free speech it s ░░░░░░░░ Meanwhile my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ out here having a ░░░░░░░░ over the European bill ░░░░░░░░ that by way by ░░░░░░░░ way includes provisions to ░░░░░░░░ child trafficking You know ░░░░░░░░ s frustrating because we ░░░░░░░░ about being fiscally responsible ░░░░░░░░ we talk about free ░░░░░░░░ And right now as ░░░░░░░░ re having these discussions ░░░░░░░░ know who s trying ░░░░░░░░ shut down members from ░░░░░░░░ in the way that ░░░░░░░░ want to vote It ░░░░░░░░ the president who literally ░░░░░░░░ he would look at ░░░░░░░░ who decided that they ░░░░░░░░ going to vote to ░░░░░░░░ the Epstein files as ░░░░░░░░ That sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment protections in ░░░░░░░░ to the fact that ░░░░░░░░ s literally contravening our ░░░░░░░░ duty that we swore ░░░░░░░░ oath to because we ░░░░░░░░ t swear to an ░░░░░░░░ king Instead we have ░░░░░░░░ an oath to the ░░░░░░░░ and we were elected ░░░░░░░░ represent the people that ░░░░░░░░ us Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ and I yield.”