The following commentary by Colbert I. King was posted on the Washington Post website August 10, 2018:
The views of rank-and-file Republicans, captured in voter surveys, are nothing less than galling.
Let’s lead with a poll conducted by the global marketing firm Ipsos and reported by the Daily Beast. It found that 43 percent of self-identified Republicans said they believed “the president should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior.”
When asked if President Trump should shut down The Post, CNN and the New York Times, 23 percent of Republicans said yes.