Wednesday, August 30, 2017

UN Human Rights Chief: Trump Media Attacks Could "Trigger Violence"

The UN human rights chief said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the media could trigger violence against journalists, suggesting the US leader would be responsible.

"I believe it could amount to incitement," Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said, referring to Trump's verbal attacks on major US news outlets like the New York Times and CNN.

  New India Express
So far all it's incited is sneers, jeers and shouted epithets. He's playing with fire, though.  And it's no doubt that what he's doing creates an atmosphere of fear and self-censorship amongst reporters.  That's a win for him.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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