Trump’s war on whistleblowers

Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa in 2015, said that “I’ve had a lot of wars of my own. I’m really good at war.” For the past three years, we have witnessed Mr. Trump’s wars on governance, science, national security policy and public service. For the past several days, we have witnessed a new war — a war on whistleblowers that will make it particularly difficult for others to come forward in the future.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1003-trump-whistleblower-20191002-5zxwex5qvffy7dpnfyaofn47iq-story.html

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