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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Says Trump Ads, Press Ban Signal Authoritarian Shift

2 Oct 2026 9:25 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

L.A. Times columnist Anita Chabria reports that taxpayer-funded Trump ads, a White House press ban and a military leadership purge amount to a collapse of democracy into a cult of personality, experts say.

Politics and Government Media USA White House Federal Government Media Bias Legal Social Issues Donald Trump Los Angeles Times Anita Chabria White House press ban authoritarianism state propaganda Todd Blanche L.A. Times Politics