Not Enemy of the People, Just Doing Our Jobs

[Commentary] We are in uncharted times. Republicans and Democrats alike are adding their voices in protest to recent attacks by President Trump and others on the media. “I’ve had some rather contentious times with the press,” Secretary of Defense General Mattis said in response to a question about whether he saw the media as an enemy. “But no, the press is a constituency — as far as I’m concerned — that we deal with and I don’t have any issues with the press, myself.” “The backbone of democracy is a free press and an independent judiciary,” Sen Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said. “And they are worth fighting and dying for.” “Look, we’re big boys. We criticize presidents. They want to criticize us back, that’s fine,” Chris Wallace said. “But when he said that the fake news media is not my enemy, it’s the enemy of the American people, I believe that crosses an important line.”

Add your voice. The media is not the enemy and we are just doing our jobs.