It’s no secret that Twitter is President Trump’s beloved approach to communicating with the world, and in recent news, he did just that in an effort to attack the man who thwarted his travel ban. @realDonaldTrump “The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!” (04 Feb 2017, 5:12 AM). In an article written by Dean Obeidallah and published by CNN, the author analyzes the bountiful ways in which this particular tweet has been titled “bone-chilling” by many. It isn’t the idea that the President of the United States took to Twitter to confront opposition, but rather the idea that the very principle of his argument delegitimizes our country’s judicial system. It’s worrisome to Americans that their president is now discrediting the courts in an effort to have absolute power over the goings-on in the country… similar to a dictatorship, if you will. Aside from the courts, Trump has attacked the media as well as intelligence agencies whenever their views conflict with his. Clearly the President believes spoiling their credibility will make him appear to be more credible to the people. Will our president continue to fight the separation of powers that our founding fathers envisioned for the American government?

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/04/opinions/donald-trumps-most-bone-chilling-tweet-obeidallah-opinion/

Tonight I watched an episode of NBC Nightly News, which was both informative and interesting to me. It was released about a day ago, so this news is still very prevalent. After watching this particular episode, it’s fair to say that human interest, impact, conflict and prominence are the defining values on the program. Politics have become increasingly relevant in our every day lives, so it’s rather easy to see why a news outlet would cover such topics so aggressively. This being said, politics were highly talked about on NBC Nightly News. Our current political system is impactful, prominent, and consists of conflicting sides. Because of all of these values, human interest is piqued in the process. One story described the hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested and deported across the nation this past week, while another covered the lawmakers facing backlash because of the looming Affordable Care Act repeal. These issues impact millions of people in the United States. As well as this, they have raised conflict among opposing groups, and have sparked hundreds of protests. Seeing as how these issues have such an affect on so many people, they have a high level of prominence and appeal to all humans.

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