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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Free speech BACKLASH as even members of Trump's base reject his attack on the First Amendment

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Politics, News, Ms Now, Versant Media, Versant

4.4975 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki reports on the negative reactions of some surprising Republicans to the Trump administration's use of political intimidation to silence Donald Trump's critics. Along with the few Republicans who have opposed Trump on covering up Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, the unquestioning obedience Trump enjoys from his party may be showing cracks.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So, as I just mentioned, we have a lot to get to tonight.

0:04.1

This seems to be kind of every Friday in the Trump world, including some breaking news

0:08.1

out of Virginia, where a U.S. attorney who would not bring charges against Donald Trump's

0:12.0

political enemies has just resigned.

0:15.5

His name is Eric Siebert.

0:16.9

He has been under immense pressure from the president for refusing to do his bidding.

0:21.3

Donald Trump said in the Oval Office today that he wanted him gone.

0:24.4

And hours later, Eric Siebert resigned.

0:27.3

We're going to talk about that and why and all of it.

0:29.6

I'm going to talk with Virginia Senator Tim Kane about that.

0:32.4

Late breaking news a little bit later in the show.

0:34.9

But first, in the 48 hours since ABC announced it was indefinitely

0:38.8

suspending late night host Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from Trump's lackey at the FCC, there has been

0:44.6

a ton of outrage to the news from all across the country. Let's start with the people, you know,

0:50.0

we knew would have a strong reaction. Like say,, Jimmy Kimmel's peers in late-night comedy.

0:54.6

We were all watching this over the last few days.

0:57.8

Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the

1:04.3

FCC, leaving everyone thinking WTF.

1:08.6

If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive.

1:13.8

And clearly, they've never read the children's book if you give a mouse a Kimmel.

1:18.1

May I just say, it is a privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel, my friend.

1:23.6

In the same way that it's a privilege and honor to do this show every night, I wake up every day. I count my blessings that I live in a country that at least purports to value freedom of speech.

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