Rep. Adam Smith on Trump NYT Report: Part of His ‘Dictatorship and Autocratic Approach to Government’

RUSH EXCERPT:

SMITH: “This is incredibly disturbing, as well. I mean, it’s hard to say what’s more disturbing, the president wanting to use the justice Department to go after his political enemies or for him to basically — he just said it. Maybe he did it, maybe he didn’t. And the way he said that was, basically, at the end of the day, President Trump doesn’t care. Which means the United States doesn’t care. And this is part again of a pattern of dictatorship and autocratic approach to government. We have seen the media targeted in many countries throughout with new constitutions placing restrictions on free speech and freedom of the media. And I think the most disturbing thing about this is that the Saudis thought they could get away with it. You know, ten years ago, if they had been thinking about this, that the international price that would have been paid, the way the U.S. would have reacted, they never would have considered doing it. But it appears the Saudis knew President Trump fairly well. And if it’s open season on your political critics and the United States does nothing about it, that is just appalling. It creates a situation where we green towards a complete shutdown of freedom, the ability to express yourself.”