(Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) plans to give a speech in the coming days that compares President Trump’s public criticism of the news media to similar comments once made by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. President Trump tweeted on Jan. 7 that he has rescheduled the presentation of his "Fake News Awards" to Jan. 17. The free press is the despot’s enemy, which makes the free press the guardian of democracy. Flake said the Republican Party under President Trump is at risk of becoming a "fearful, backward-looking minority party." The free press is the despot’s enemy, which makes the free press the guardian of democracy.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2018 02:36 UTC