The Intercept - It’s even worse than we thought

What we’re seeing right now from Donald Trump is a full-on authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government.

This is not hyperbole.

Court orders are being ignored. MAGA loyalists have been put in charge of the military and federal law enforcement. The Department of Government Efficiency has stripped Congress of its power of the purse. News outlets that challenge Trump’s diktats have been banished or put under investigation.

Yet far too many news outlets are still covering this assault on democracy like it’s politics as usual, with flattering headlines describing Trump as “unconventional,” “testing the boundaries,” and “aggressively flexing power.” Some, like the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, are simply capitulating.

Here at The Intercept, we’ve covered authoritarian governments, billionaire oligarchs, and backsliding democracies around the world. We understand the challenge we face in Trump and the vital importance of press freedom in defending democracy.

However, we need to be completely honest with you: There’s never been a more difficult time to survive as an independent news outlet, and to remain on solid financial footing, we need to add 4,000 new monthly donors by April 1.

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The Intercept is preparing a blizzard of Freedom of Information Act requests to uncover the truth about DOGE.

Our reporters are working sources inside the government, and we’ve published tips to potential whistleblowers on how to safely leak information in the public interest.

We’re following the money to expose the unfathomable levels of corruption taking place in the Trump administration.

Press freedom is one of the fundamental pillars of democracy, and in these perilous times, the uncompromising investigative reporting of The Intercept is needed now more than ever.

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