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White House Launches Official 'Media Offenders' Portal Targeting Press as Enemies

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On November 29, 2025, the Trump White House launched an official government webpage titled ‘Media Offenders’ (whitehouse.gov/mediabias)—a public enemies list for journalists and news organizations that criticize the administration. Announced the previous day by Press Secretary Karoline …

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Hillbilly Elegy Published - Vance as Trump Critic

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J.D. Vance publishes Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir that gains national prominence during the 2016 presidential election. Vance openly criticizes Donald Trump, describing him as “the most-raw expression of a massive finger pointed at other people” and privately comparing him to …

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