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  "path": "/2026/02/12/democracy-dies-in-broad-daylight-the-trump-administrations-frontal-assault-on-the-free-press/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T01:05:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.europeans.today",
  "tags": [
    "Trump 2.0",
    "Journalism",
    "Democracy",
    "Press Freedom",
    "Donald Trump",
    "White House",
    "Trump Administration 2025",
    "US Media",
    "Washington Post",
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  "textContent": "The Washington Post’s recent layoffs and censorship mark a significant decline in American press freedom as the Trump administration intensifies legal and physical pressure on journalists.",
  "title": "Democracy dies in broad daylight: The Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press"
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