Jen Psaki: Trump's press rant is a real threat

As a spokesperson, my job was literally to engage with the press every day. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news with Jen Psaki [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news with Jen Psaki Saturday, December 02, 2023 [Trump's war on the free press]( [Alternate text] [By Jen Psaki]( Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump[took to Truth Social](with [yet another]( crazy, unhinged rant. In this latest airing of grievances, referring to himself in the third person, he claimed that MSNBC "is nothing but a 24 hour hit job on Donald J. Trump." Yes. He even included his own middle initial. But once you get past that weird little detail, Trump's words take on a darker meaning. It certainly seems like he is threatening to use the power of the U.S. government to "come down hard" against media organizations he believes are being critical of him. There is "more to come," he promised. 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