Trump steps up battles with media in term two

Published April 27, 2025 6:00am ET



If the White House Correspondents’ Association thought President Donald Trump‘s first term was rough, it might now be clamoring for the glory days of 2017-2020.

In his second term, Trump has continued his habit of chiding the media but has added to it lawsuits, investigation threats, and attempts to cut thousands of journalism jobs at U.S.-funded news outlets.

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