‘Revenge is his number one motivation’: how Trump is waging war on the media

The president - who believes he has been treated unfairly by the press - is squeezing the media in different ways than his first term

On Tuesday 4 March, Donald Trump stood in the House of Representatives to issue a speech to a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term.

Near the beginning of what was to be a marathon address, the president declared: I have stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America. It's back."