Swamp Notes: Trump vs the press
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
This week, the White House said it would pick which reporters would get access to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the US president has sued several press outlets for what he considers unfair coverage. Can the media do its job in this political landscape? The FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi and Los Angeles bureau chief Chris Grimes examine the media climate.
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| 0:00.0 | We're Equinor, an energy company searching for better. |
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| 0:22.0 | We plan to increase that to 50% by 2030. |
| 0:25.4 | We're an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:28.4 | Equinore.co.uk. |
| 0:31.2 | President Donald Trump's return to office has brought back his signature phrase in response to the news media, fake news. |
| 0:38.4 | But this week, we saw the White House take things a step further. |
| 0:42.5 | Trump will now be handpicking journalists for the White House press pool. |
| 0:46.3 | Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos wants the Washington Post's opinion section to steer clear of political takes. |
| 0:56.8 | This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing, where we talk about all |
| 1:00.7 | the things happening in U.S. politics. |
| 1:02.7 | I'm Mark Filipino, and this week we're asking, can news outlets keep doing their jobs in the |
| 1:07.7 | current political climate? Here with me now to discuss is James Pleady. |
| 1:11.7 | He's the FD's Washington Bureau Chief. |
| 1:13.4 | Hi, James. |
| 1:14.2 | Hi, Mark. |
| 1:14.8 | Nice to be with you. |
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