Rob Reiner: White House pressure on media is ‘beyond McCarthy era-esque’

Rob Reiner Says U.S Will Become An ‘Autocracy’ If Trump Is Allowed to ‘Control the Media’ and ‘Commandeer the Election’: ‘We Have a Year’ to Stop Him

Rob Reiner says the U.S. will become an 'autocracy' if Trump is allowed to 'control the media' and 'commandeer the election.'

Rob Reiner: White House pressure on media is ‘beyond McCarthy era-esque’

From the cancellation of Stephen Colbert, to the preemption of Jimmy Kimmel and the postponing of Jessica Chastain’s new series, President Trump’s administration is using politics to squeeze Hollywood. Acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner calls the current climate “beyond McCarthy era-esque” and warns Ali Velshi, “This is just the beginning.” He says his colleagues need to speak up: “Our job now, as communicators, is to start communicating to the rest…