Source: Washington Monthly
by David Masciotra
“The Fourth Estate is paralyzed, big law firms cave to Trump’s demands, and universities cut deals to save their federal funding. Even Trump-friendly Republicans are revealing how intimidation is the principal generator of obsequious submission. Indiana Governor Mike Braun recently explained his willingness to call a special legislative session to redistrict the congressional map in Republican favor, in the middle of the decade, with the self-damning admission, ‘If we try to drag our feet as a state on it, probably, we’ll have the consequences of not working with the Trump administration as tightly as we should.’ ABC didn’t drag its feet. It leapt at the chance to demonstrate obedience to the thought police.” (09/22/25)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/22/paramount-cbs-and-disney-abc-cave-to-trump/