Opinion | DeSantis Threat to Crack Down on Press Protections Would Be Bad News For Conservative Media – By Aidan McLaughlin (Mediaite) / Feb 8, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sat at a desk fit for a cable news studio, flanked by several guests, where for an hour he proposed new ways to crack down on media outlets by weakening their legal protections. Behind him, a giant logo bellowed “TRUTH”, in an unsubtle stab at his potential 2024 rival Donald Trump. The entire set was arranged as a sleek and artful troll.
Gov. DeSantis Hosts Panel Discussion on Defamation https://t.co/UzFTcLjE6a
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 7, 2023
The roundtable did not end with any action. But during the conversation DeSantis repeatedly decried First Amendment protections granted to US media outlets and brainstormed ways to weaken them.
He described the press as the country’s “leading purveyors of disinformation” who are victimizing regular Americans and suggested he would take action against the industry. “Stay tuned,” he concluded.
