After a rally in Phoenix in which President Trump called the press “sick people” and once more accused the press of biased coverage, many journalists on air and on twitter voiced their concern that Trump’s anti press rhetoric would lead to physical violence.
New York TimesAugust 23, 2017: President Trump Says Journalists Unpatriotic at Phoenix Rally
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