The president signed an executive order Thursday to withhold federal funds from universities found to restrict free speech on campus. He first announced his plans at the Conservative Political Action Conference confab a few weeks ago. But freedom of speech is not the only component of the First Amendment. Along with targeting the press, Trump has also threatened to have the federal government “look into” “Saturday Night Live” for its political satire. Trump had promoted blocking AT&T from purchasing Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, and he wanted the U.S.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 21:41 UTC