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Free speech under fire

Episode 38 | 18m 29s

President Trump put television networks on notice, stoking fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics. The panel takes a deep dive into the fierce debate over free speech in the United States.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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