truth to power. >> nicholas, we have a few exerts of what senator flake plans to say. let me read it for everyone. it's a testament to the condition of our democracy our own president uses words infamously spoken by joseph stalin to describe his enemies. it bears noting so fraught with malice that with malice was the phrase enemy of the people, that even khrushchev forbad its use. telling the soviet communist party that the phrase the purpose or annihilating such individuals who disagreed with the supreme leader. >> it suggests there is no comparison. >> we're allowed to have this conversation. we're criticizing the president, et cetera. >> that's right. and so that level there's just no comparison. but i am very glad that senator flake is bringing up this issue of freedom of the press.