Summary
Donald Trump has sued the Des Moines Register and pollster J Ann Selzer, alleging consumer fraud and āelection interferenceā over a November poll showing Kamala Harris leading him in Iowa by three points.
Trump, who ultimately won the state by 13 points, claims the poll was intentionally misleading and seeks damages and restrictions on the newspaperās polling practices.
Gannett, the paperās parent company, dismissed the lawsuit as baseless.
The suit adds to Trumpās ongoing legal actions against media outlets, including CBS News, Simon & Schuster, and Bob Woodward, over similar allegations.
What the fuck even is this lawsuit?
Trumpās feels were hurt and heās going to spend the next four years going ballistic on anyone that he thinks wronged him. And the legal system has demonstrated no willingness to enforce the law when heās concerned. So it will end up working in his favor.
Heck, if ABCās recent capitulation is anything to go by, everyone will invariably bend the knee. Sadly, itās not any more complicated than that. Fascist toddler has a temper tantrum, everyone else acquiesces.
The blueprint to control the press and silence dissent for the foreseeable future.
ABC capitulated on the bullshit lawsuit he filed against them, so now heās targeting other organizations.
Itās the dismantling of the free press, one of the things that is critically important for a healthy democracy.
Itās extortion