Trump’s War on Transparency

Information is power, and information removed is power weakened.

Ben Worthy

Since January 2025, Donald Trump has launched a furious assault on America’s democratic information. He has tried to undermine decades of government openness, with a toxic combination of censorship, dismantling and a slew of misinformation and lying.

But what exactly is the Trump administration doing? And, even more importantly, why? In a world awash with data, does the Trump White House really believe it can black out the web, and avoid transparency? And if not, why are they even trying?

So far, the Trump administration, in its usual chaotic way, is fighting a censorship war on numerous fronts.

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