To: President Donald Trump
Protect a free press
The most serious threat facing our democracy during this difficult time is the shutting out of respected press because they write the truth and that truth does not always support the current administration. In the midst of many challenges, this is the most serious.
Why is this important?
I am deeply alarmed by what happened today, with respected news media being shut out of a White House briefing because of presidential pique. Even though Thomas Jefferson was frequently irritated by press coverage, he understood that a free press was more important even than government, and, given the choice, he would choose the press.