Trump looked straight at reporters and said the quiet part out loud, issuing a warning that ‘changes are coming,’ a remark that sparked alarm among press-freedom advocates and raised urgent questions about how journalists should respond when political power pushes back.
Moments when a political leader looks directly into the camera and speaks with a weight that exceeds the literal message often create a national stillness. Over the past decade, Americans have grown accustomed to friction between those who govern and those who question the governed, yet a presidential warning still produces a collective pause. That…