Donald Trump’s boast about ‘reshaping the media’ accidentally said the quiet part out loud, and ‘I told you so’ entered the chat – 21 unsurprised clapbacks
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This really is one of the scariest parts of it all, especially in a country that is so media illiterate. https://t.co/jeQgZ8YyUL
— tern (@1goodtern) March 14, 2026
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Lol at “first POTUS to join NFL broadcast” listed as a reform. https://t.co/qsezKOLuMu
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) March 14, 2026
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Trump just posted a graphic bragging that he’s “reshaping the media.”
It literally lists journalists pushed out, public broadcasters “defunded,” layoffs at major outlets, and regulatory pressure as “wins.”
Read that again.
A president openly celebrating the use of political… pic.twitter.com/8ioxdoGo0b
— P a u l ◉ (@SkylineReport) March 14, 2026
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Government censorship. Trying to control the free press is what authoritarian shitbags do. https://t.co/qZ8vqLw7Zi
— WeThePeople🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PrincessBravato) March 14, 2026
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Not exactly what the founding fathers had in mind https://t.co/4mvHcEtCsY
— C-Bo the Eggman (@CBoTheEggman) March 14, 2026
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For someone who claims to be the most transparent president, he is the worst for the First Amendment.
And it all comes down to his ego and sensitivity to criticism. https://t.co/gy6ZE6uZWF
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) March 14, 2026
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Ah yes, more "limited government" and "free speech" https://t.co/kmqpev805b
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) March 14, 2026
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What he wants is totally complete censorship. https://t.co/qZ8vqLw7Zi
— WeThePeople🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PrincessBravato) March 14, 2026
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Trump does not want you to hear the full story, the actual truth.
Proud to be included here. pic.twitter.com/xnbn4fcYwg
— Terry Moran 🇺🇸 (@TerryMoran) March 14, 2026
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Pathetic https://t.co/LSuXCi1LkV
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) March 14, 2026
Jennifer Erin Valent set out the very real possibility that Trump’s demolition of democracy could be unstoppable.
That he boldly proclaims these things is the worst part, really, because it shows how every guardrail has failed and how normalized his lawlessness has become. No one will stop him, so he just keeps racking up the carnage while we look on in horror. https://t.co/dDURK30RIi
— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@JenniferEValent) March 14, 2026
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