someone else to blame, is charting a very dangerous path. and a congress that fails to act as a check on the president adds to that danger. now we re told via twitter that today the president intends to announce his choice for the quote, most corrupt and dishonest media awards. it beg ars believe that american president would engage in such a spectacle yet here we are. 2018 must be the year in which the truth takes a stand against power that would weaken it. in this effort, the choice is quite simple. in this effort the truth needs as many allies as possible. together my colleagues, we re powerful. together we have it within us to turn back these attacks, to right these wrongs and repair this damage and restore reverence for institutions and prevent further moral vandalism. together united in this purpose
distract, who must find someone else to blame, is charting a very dangerous path. and a congress that fails to act as a check on the president adds to that danger. now, republicans routinely in private conversations roll their eyes at the president or laugh at the president when he does these things. but is the senator there tilting at windmills when he says you should join me and make that case publicly? two things to say. public trust in the media has gone up over the last year. so the fake news charge has not necessarily affected the public. in fact, the public seems to trust us in the media more. that said n terms of republican congressmen, yes, he s tilting to the windmills. the incentive for a republican in congress to go on the floor and do what jeff flake did is almost zero. i m surprised even john mccain joined him. again, john mccain, jeff flake, i think they ve these people s words, i would argue, just mean less because they are
he s not seeking re-election. he went on the senate floor and delivered a blistering attack on the president of the united states, also a republican, because of what the president has said about the news media here in the united states. listen. no longer can we compound the attacks on truth with our silent ak wee yes sense. no longer can we turn a blind eye or deaf ear to those assaults on our institutions. an american president who cannot take criticism, who must constantly distract and distort, who must find someone else to blame, is charting a very dangerous path. and a congress that fails to act as a check on the president adds to that danger. gloria, it was a very, very powerful speech. it was a powerful speech. it was something obviously that he s given now that he s not running for re-election, i might remind you. but i do think that he is trying
press the guardian of democracy. when a figure in power reflectively calls any press that doesn t suit him fake news, it is that person who should be the figure of suspicion, not the press. no longer can we compound attacks the attacks on truth with our silent acquiescence. no longer can we turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to those assaults on our institutions. and, mr. president, an american president who cannot take criticism, who must constantly deflect and distort and distract, who must find someone else to blame, is charting a very dangerous path. and a congress that fails to act as a check on the president adds to that danger. shameful and repulse i haive statement. during the break, ali gave me a breath mint. i like them. i have them all the time. i carry these in my pocket all the time. why would you give that to me? someone who sits six inches from