The following article by the Media Matters staff was posted on the Media Matters for America website March 11, 2018:
From the March 11 edition of NBC’s Meet the Press:
CHUCK TODD (HOST): Alright, I understand you wanted to get back on an economic message but the president of the United States in the past has been a beacon of freedom of the press. Instead, last night, he was praising authoritarian figures in China and North Korea and encouraging boos of the American press. Does this mean this American president is no longer going to be preaching about the values of freedom of the press and democracy around the world?
STEVE MNUCHIN: Of course, he believes in freedom of the press and democracy around the world. And he believes more importantly in protecting democracy around the world. And that’s what we should be focused on, a week of policies. And as I said before — Continue reading “On Meet the Press, Steve Mnuchin dismisses Trump’s attacks against media figures as “funny moments””