Trump, Calling Journalists ‘Sick People,’ Puts Media on Edge – The New York Times

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Trump, Calling Journalists ‘Sick People,’ Puts Media on Edge (Published 2017)

The president’s angry condemnation during a campaign-style rally heightened the fear that verbal attacks on the press could lead to physical attacks.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/business/media/trump-rally-media-attack.html

But Tuesday’s remarks struck a tone that alarmed journalists more than usual. Margaret Sullivan, a media columnist for The Washington Post, called it “the most sustained attack any president has ever made on the press.”