Hillary Clinton faces backlash over press freedom comments

Hillary Clinton sparked controversy on social media following a dispute with Donald Trump regarding his relationship with the media. Clinton posted that “Kicking out the free press is what fragile authoritarians do. Not American presidents,” in response to Trump’s criticisms of legacy media outlets.

Following her post, users on the platform X utilized the Community Notes feature to provide context regarding her past comments on journalism. The notes highlighted a previous suggestion by Clinton involving journalist Julian Assange, stating that she had once asked, “Can’t we just drone this guy?” in reference to a potential drone strike against him.