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During his first presidential campaign in 2016, Trump continually subjected certain major media outlets to public condemnation. His primary targets were CNN<\/em>, which he labeled as “fake news” and “garbage”, as well as the Washington Post<\/em>, which he called a “disgrace to journalism”. After Trump’s victory, the Post<\/em> positioned itself as a staunch guardian of democracy. Founded in 1877, it was determined and aggressive in denouncing Trump’s excesses, attracting the ire of the sitting President, who repeatedly threatened<\/a>\u2014often in person\u2014Jeff Bezos, its owner who was obviously orchestrating these efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will have problems if I become President,\u201d Trump asserted during this campaign, addressing both the Post<\/em> and CNN<\/em>, whose reports and editorialists were hostile to him. \u201cThey will have so many problems,\u201d he continued, stating that\u2014once President\u2014he would block the imminent merger project between Time Warner<\/em>, owner of CNN<\/em>, and AT&T<\/em>. Trump and his supporters accused CNN<\/em> of conspiring to suppress votes and belonging to a “power structure” that he would seek to dismantle because \u201cmy administration will not allow this merger to go through.\u201d Indeed, the U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T-Time Warner<\/em> in November 2017 and blocked their merger. A few months later, moreover, Trump’s pressures on U.S. postal services resulted in increased rates charged to Amazon<\/em>, while the sitting President tweeted that delivery fees for the company would rise, causing a stock plunge worth about $60 billion.<\/p>\n

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In early 2022, as Trump seemed to establish himself as the only valid Republican candidate for the White House, CNN<\/em> fired Jeff Zucker, its editor-in-chief, replacing him with Chris Licht, presented as “more neutral” toward Trump. The newcomer displayed such leniency that he began to dismiss several journalists critical of Trump, to the point of being fired himself following a revolt from his staff.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta<\/em> and a historical adversary of Donald Trump, did not hide (during a YouTube interview) his public admiration for Trump, who rose up after a failed assassination attempt against him. \u201cAfter being aimed at with a fist raised in front of the American flag, his reaction is one of the most courageous gestures I have ever seen in my life,\u201d Zuckerberg stammered, referring to it as \u201cone of the most badass things I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/em>, for its part, was on the verge of publicly supporting Kamala Harris’s candidacy, following a discussion among editors who had even prepared a draft. However, through its editor-in-chief, Will Lewis, the Post<\/em> has just declared that it will ultimately not endorse any candidate. This decision was evidently made by Jeff Bezos, who seeks to safeguard his interests in the event of a Trump victory, despite having been fiercely opposed to him in recent years.<\/p>\n

Just a few days ago, Mariel Garza, a well-known editorialist at another news outlet, the Los Angeles Times<\/em>, resigned in protest because her editorial director blocked her article in which she was preparing to support Harris.<\/p>\n

After Elon Musk and Peter Thiel\u2014entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of PayPal<\/em> and Palantir<\/em>, known for his influence in Silicon Valley\u2014the mega bosses of America are falling like a game of dominoes into Trump’s lap. Before our eyes, the brightest entrepreneurs of their generation are shifting allegiance, even displaying their submission, leaving almost no choice for less powerful and less media-savvy economic leaders. Those who cannot bring themselves to publicly support Trump out of disgust for him remain silent, fearing retaliation if and when he is elected.<\/p>\n

Historian Timothy Snyder, in his book On Tyranny<\/em><\/a>, theorized this phenomenon where citizens, anticipating and conforming to a regime without even being coerced, facilitate and reinforce its power. Indeed, it is when individuals or groups voluntarily\u2014and proactively\u2014adopt behaviors conforming to the expectations (or presumed expectations) of those in power, even before orders or instructions have been given, that we identify this “anticipatory obedience”.<\/p>\n

This represents an act of voluntary submission that strengthens authoritarian powers, as the population exercises self-control and self-censorship, thereby reducing the need for coercion. It is disheartening for this great American democracy and, incidentally, for the Washington Post. This grand daily, which revealed the Watergate scandals and the Pentagon Papers, has (or had) the slogan\u2014now for 165 years\u2014”Democracy dies in darkness.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The tactic is simple: Just resist, stand firm, ignore the threats \u2026 especially when only 23% of Americans can locate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Iran"","block_context":{"text":"Iran","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/iran-2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-localisation.jpg?fit=972%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-localisation.jpg?fit=972%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-localisation.jpg?fit=972%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-localisation.jpg?fit=972%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28267,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/tariffs\/the-liberation-according-to-donald-trump","url_meta":{"origin":26989,"position":3},"title":"The Liberation According to Donald Trump","author":"Michel Santi","date":"March 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In our hostile environment, it\u2019s every nation for itself. The lubricant of economies\u2014globalization\u2014is on its last breath. While just yesterday, nations collaborated to draft laws and regulations they pledged to uphold, they are now breaking apart past alliances and consensus. Through subsidies and tariffs, they are scrambling to promote their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "disindustrialisation"","block_context":{"text":"disindustrialisation","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/disindustrialisation"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump.png?fit=1200%2C867&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump.png?fit=1200%2C867&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump.png?fit=1200%2C867&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump.png?fit=1200%2C867&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump.png?fit=1200%2C867&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27433,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/trump-2\/trump","url_meta":{"origin":26989,"position":4},"title":"War and business","author":"Michel Santi","date":"January 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Last spring, I obtained confidential information that allowed me to write my article \"Gaza 2035: A Clean Slate?\", which was picked up by the press in France and Switzerland. Trump has just called for the displacement of Gaza's inhabitants to Egypt and Jordan as part of a peace plan aimed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Gaza"","block_context":{"text":"Gaza","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/gaza"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27222,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/tariffs-2\/trump-and-the-loudmouths","url_meta":{"origin":26989,"position":5},"title":"Trump and the Loudmouths","author":"Michel Santi","date":"December 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Trump threatens heavy tariff sanctions if the European Union does not buy more oil. \u00a0 Yet, European imports from the U.S. have only been increasing: they have been rising substantially and consistently, year after year. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Conclusion: Trump makes loud demands that are entirely realistic, as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Europe vulnerability"","block_context":{"text":"Europe vulnerability","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/europe-vulnerability"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-eu.jpg?fit=1200%2C793&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-eu.jpg?fit=1200%2C793&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-eu.jpg?fit=1200%2C793&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-eu.jpg?fit=1200%2C793&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-eu.jpg?fit=1200%2C793&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26997,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26989\/revisions\/26997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}