party, the leader of that party, declaredy, that the free press the united states was, in his words the enemy of the people, once the republican party decided that the american free press is bad, that journalism is something they cannot only do without but they are against as a party, yeah, this is where that ends, they are not going to allow t a formal roll for the press in the electoral process and not do debate with journalist asking questions when they decide as a party they are againsthe journalism and the prs is the enemy. we ve seen alarms around this and traditions around this fall by the wayside without much commentary. the president would not do a white house correspondents dinner which is a comedy show, under the previous president they had the white house spokesperson stop doing briefings for the press. they invited rally-goers, to curse at reporters and camera crews on-site covering president s rallies. it is clear where they have been going with this and republi
and welcome to way too early. it s friday, april 15th, i m jonathan lemire. a huge setback for russia as its flag ship vessel in the black sea has sunk. russia s defense ministry says it was being towed to port after suffering heavy damages and then it sank in a storm. a day earlier, ukrainian officials said their forces hit the ship with two anti-ship missiles, causing significant damage. moscow denied the claim. instead, saying a fire began on board, that caused ammunition to detonate. the story is not much better for them. u.s. officials say they cannot confirm what caused the explosion on the vessel. the missile cruiser was a symbol of russia s naval power. experts say it is a massive blow to the kremlin and could undermine the country s operations in that region. following the announcement of a new weapons package to ukraine, russia is again warning the united states about its involvement in the war. in a two-page letter obtained by the washington post earlier this w
Has raised that to her directly and that conversation has not happened. and taking this on directly and personally is a big step. watch this space. that s going to do it for us tonight. i will see you on monday. way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. you sunk my battleship. sorry, we had to. a key russian missile cruise ser at the bottom of the black sea. ukraine takes credit for taking it down, and leaving the kremlin with an embarrassing black eye. what it means for the ongoing war and a potential response from vladimir putin. plus, a new way to check for covid. how breath tests could reshape the way we track the virus. and elon musk has big plans for twitter if he can find a way to buy. it how the social media giant is responding to the multibillion dollar offer. good morning.