Title: As Prez, Trump Promises To "Open Up Libel Laws" to Sue for "purposely negative and horrible" news articles Source:
. URL Source:http://libertyfight.com/2016/trump-libel-laws-clergy-endorse.html Published:Feb 26, 2016 Author:. Post Date:2016-02-26 19:33:52 by Artisan Keywords:None Views:95 Comments:9
Trump's Top Two Surprise Goals: Make It Easier For Politicians To Sue Media, and Allow Churches To Endorse Candidates
In Fort Worth TX today, Donald Trump welcomed an evangelical minister on to the stage and explained how one of his first goals if elected president would be to allow clergymen to endorse political candidates without having to worry risking their tax-exempt status. "We're gonna have the strongest Christian lobby," Trump promised. He also delivered a scathing rebuke of the New York Times, and said that he would seek a change in libel laws for negative news stories. He began by criticizing the New York Times and Washington Post, saying that the NYT is "the worst - the worst. They have an agenda that you wouldn't believe." [go to minute :30 in the video below.]
He continued, "I gotta tell you we've got a different country than we used to have.. and believe me, if I become president, oh do they have problems. They're gonna have such problems."
"And one of the things I' gonna do - and this is only gonna make it tougher for me, and I've never said this before - but one of things I;m gonna do if I win, and I hope I do, and we're certainly leading- is I'm gonna open up our libel laws, so when they write (pointing out at media) purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We're gonna open up those libel laws. So that when the New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total disgrace, or when the Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning, because they're totally protected. You see, with me they're not protected because I'm not like other people but I'm not taking money. I'm not taking their money. So we're gonna open up those libel laws, folks. And we're gonna have people sue you like you never got sued before."
Towards the end of his speech, an emotional Protestant reverend came on to the stage to sing Trump's praises.
Trump continued, "The American dream is dead, but we're gonna make it bigger stronger, better than ever before.
We're gonna have the strongest Christian lobby and it's gonna happen. I'm gonna work like hell to get rid of that prohibition" (of clergy endorsing candidates.)