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Trump Chief Strategist Says Media Should “Keep Its Mouth Shut”

HeadlineJan 27, 2017

The Trump administration’s war on the media escalated Thursday, when Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, called the media “the opposition party.” In a New York Times article published Thursday, Bannon said, “The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut.” Bannon is the former head of right-wing Breitbart Media, which frequently publishes racist, sexist, anti-immigrant and xenophobic news. We’ll have more on Trump’s war on the media after headlines.

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