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Trump accuses Google, Facebook & Twitter of favouring negative news stories about him

This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.

“Be careful”, he threatens. You “are treading on very, very troubled territory”. Insiders say the news appears negative because it mostly is, and that is his own fault.

This is one of the vital steps for aspiring autocrats to take over: suppress the free press. Trump is upping the tempo ahead of the November mid-terms. Many others in the alt-right are currently doing the same.

Image: screenshot for Guardian video about Trumps attacks on the media