President Trump is now threatening to sue the Des Moines Register and his former pollster over inaccurate Iowa polls. The paper should dare to sue Trump and laugh at his threats.
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President Trump says he plans to sue Ann Selzer and the Iowa newspaper that published her poll showing Trump lost just days before the election. pic.twitter.com/ujSmW3GTTM
– Aaron Looper (@atrupar) December 16, 2024
playing cards He said this during a conversation with reporters.
There are several other things we are doing. I’ll show you this as an example. I’m not doing this because I want to do it, I’m doing it because I feel obligated to do it. I’m going against the people of Iowa, their newspapers. There was a very good pollster in the Iowa newspaper who always corrected me.
And right before the election, she said I was going to lose by three or four points, and I was going to win Iowa by 20 points, so that became the biggest story around the world. Farmers love me and I love farmers. And the way she did it was interesting. She took it down two weeks ago.
She said I could only win by 4 points. That was a big story. But she brought it down from 22 points to 4 points or whatever, so that was good. That’s amazing. That’s amazing. Easy win. I had never thought of going there. I respect them. i love them
This is the rambling nonsense of a person who is disconnected from reality. Of course, Trump will sue. Because the purpose of the lawsuit is not to win, but to intimidate pollsters from reporting bad news for Mr. Trump.
Since entering the national political scene, Mr. Trump’s goal has been to control the press, and that means controlling everything, including the polls. President Trump is trying to intimidate all pollsters into releasing polls that show his unpopularity.
The Des Moines Register’s correct response is to do the opposite. Disney and ABC filed suit for defamation And tell Trump to sue. Newspapers should look forward to the lawsuit because they will be laughed at outside the courtroom.
President Trump is trying to control the media. The Des Moines Register can protect press freedom by not repeating ABC’s mistakes.
