Evidence item

The excerpt directly shows a reporter stating that freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment and Trump replying, "thank you for telling me." DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 8198

Source: Transcript: White House Oval Office Q&A on the press ban, September 18, 2026 (via Newsmax's The Record) · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:fb07a88715e7fa0665040c072a32686c04d03e5d3a07e252e1810333b71db320

Exact excerpt

CATHERINE LUCEY: Mr. President, freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment.
TRUMP: Oh, thank you for telling —
LUCEY: Are you trying to —
TRUMP: — thank you for telling me.
LUCEY: — are you trying to intimidate the press from doing its job?
TRUMP: No, no, no, no. I dislike dishonest press like you. I think you're terrible, but I dislike dishonest — I like to see honest press.

Linked claims

Claim	Direction	Relevance	Steps	Counted
65f7065d	SUPPORT	DIRECT	0	yes

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