WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Bush was asked about the press in light of Trump's recent characterization of the media as "enemies of the American people."
"It’s kind of hard to tell others to have an independent free press when we’re not willing to have one ourselves," Bush said on NBC's Today Show. "Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power."
The rift between Trump and a number of media outlets has grown since his coming into office in January. Trump has slammed numerous news organizations, including CNN and The New York Times for running fake news stories.
Recently, the White House banned several news outlets from a informal briefing criticizing Trump from a after the US president accused the NYT and CNN of being a "great danger" to the US.
