Communications Manager at @BinghamtonU. Formerly @pressconnects journalist. I also cook and enjoy wine.
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Anthony Borrelli retweeted
The President of the United States suggested that a foreign government attack Los Angeles. His statements against our city are dangerous and could potentially compromise our safety.
The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives.
In the face of irresponsible threats, as Angelenos, we know how to stand together and protect our city.
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
President Trump suggested that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego during a rally in Nebraska on Monday, drawing condemnation from California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called the remarks "deranged and dangerous."
Read more: abcnews.link/ZdOObuh
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
"If you want things to change with the government you stay, you fight, you vote, you organize, and you are a part of the change." @AnaNavarro weighs in after Judge Judy made comments about America's political climate.
Good question.
Why does an American @POTUS give the red carpet treatment to the authoritarian leaders of adversarial countries--who are actively aiding war efforts against us--and the back of the hand to our closest allies?
It's really sickening to watch an American president behave this way.
Earlier today, Trump made light of the utter lack of press freedom in China, as if it’s something to envy rather than denounce.
“Very briefly in front of news photographers, Trump noted that Xi has the friendliest press corps in the world,” The Associated Press reported. “The U.S. president quipped that the Chinese press ask Xi for permission to speak.”
The AP dispatch then noted that “China is one of the most oppressive environments for journalists in the world.”
Maybe the president’s brief comments were an awkward form of small talk. According to The AP, “he later praised New York Times photojournalist Doug Mills, calling him ‘handsome’ and complimenting his Pulitzer Prizes.”
But back to the larger point here: I don’t think it’s possible to count the number of times Trump has sounded envious of autocratic leaders in the last ten years.
And, as CNN presidential historian @TimNaftali put it during our live chat on “The Arena” this afternoon, “the president seems unwilling or unable to praise democracies with the enthusiasm he shows for autocrats.”
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
"America is NOT better off with presidents treating press credentials as rewards for softball questions and fawning coverage. Today’s decision reinforces that our free and independent press is a fundamental part of our constitutional framework." –@WillatFIRE
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
If the government can control who’s there when the sh*t hits the fan, it’s you who loses.
We all deserve people in the room with the president whose only allegiance is to trying to tell you the truth
The press are flawed because we are human and we should always always work to be better.
But the allegiance of your free press, however flawed it may be, is to you, and to the truth. And you should demand that from us, and from your government.
WATCH: @kasie explains the job of the press, the stakes involved, and why it must be free from government influence.
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
Not going to dignify the president’s juvenile social media post about our brilliant @kaitlancollins except to say she and we are going to keep doing our jobs, which is to ask and cover the questions voters care about — like those about the war in Iran and the economy. 🇺🇸 💪
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
We are credentialed by the United Nations to cover the General Assembly.
CNN's @KaitlanCollins: "Two thirds of Americans don't think the US is winning the war with Iran. When will it end?"
Trump responded: "You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me. You shouldn't be covering me."
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
“This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” the three news organizations said in a joint statement on Monday. cnn.com/2026/09/21/politics/…
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
HELPING YOUNGER GENERATIONS REMEMBER 9/11: On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, ‘The View’ co-hosts discuss how Americans who lived through that day can help younger generations remember its impact on the country and honor the heroes who helped the nation heal.
Funny how "our way" isn't biased, but reporting in a way they don't like is biased. This filth wants state media, and that couldn't be less American.
I will go to my grave never comprehending how people could still vote for and support that filth.
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
Listen up Mr. Defense Secretary. CNN has had personnel in combat zones for decades. CNN has had killed and wounded and all with lives changed forever. You have a legal and moral obligation to defend the free press, even the ones you don’t personally like.
I always find it fascinating just how bothered they are by "fake news." It's also fascinating how coverage that completely aligns with how they want it somehow isn't biased or "fake...."
A CNN spokesperson says the network stands by its reporting about the Trump admin underestimating the Iran war's impact on the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the article: cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/…
Anthony Borrelli retweeted
Been thinking a lot abt social media’s impact on our brains. Like millions of Americans I was deeply moved by @JonHaidt’s the Anxious Generation & the massive amount of data on how unhealthy it is for children. But we need to have a bigger national conversation on the impact of social media on *adults*.
Every time I log into this app I am stunned by the way countless adults with massive followings see fit to engage with one another. The name calling, cruelty, compulsiveness - it’s not normal, healthy, or virtuous. And as a society we chalk it up to being a normal part of our political discourse.
It’s worth considering that our developed adult brains have been just as warped by algorithms and amplification-chasing as we’ve warned our kids about.
We need to look in the mirror.