GOP Senator Suggests Using Violence Against Journalists to End ‘Fake News’

Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, caused a stir over the weekend by suggesting that violence against journalists would reduce the number of “false stories” they write, echoing President Donald Trump’s label of the media as “fake news.” In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) early Saturday, Mullin was inside the Capitol and … Continue reading GOP Senator Suggests Using Violence Against Journalists to End ‘Fake News’