Obama's final speech to the media goes viral thanks to Trump's press ban

As Donald Trump is ordered to reverse the press ban on the White House that he tried to establish merely a week ago, an iconic speech by Barack Obama has gone viral as a reminder there's hope for humanity.

And to remind the world that there's a right way to president.

Last Friday, Trump instituted a press ban of certain media outlets, denying them access to reporting from The White House.

The backlash saw ABC, Fox News, CNN, MS NOW and Politico begin legal proceedings, claiming the unprecedented ban was a violation of the First Amendment.

The outlets also announced they wouldn't cover Trump at all - leading to the president establishing Trump TV on YouTube.

In the last 24 hours, a court has demanded Trump reinstate the networks' access to the White House.

The drama seems to be over for now - but the country, and the world, is reeling from the confirmation that the current administration has become akin to a dictatorship.

But don't worry.

Cue the eternal saviour when it comes to American politics: the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

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In 2017, he addressed the media in a final speech at the end of his second term. In light of the appalling events this week, clips of him doing so are now being shared and re-shared, making it viral on social media.

“Free press is part of how this country… democracy, has to work,” Obama says in his comforting, stable, and reasonable way.

“America needs you and our democracy needs you.”

The former president also encourages the press to continue pushing people in power “to be the best version of ourselves.”

The conclusion of his speech is highly emotive.

"Thank you for your service.

"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship.

"You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. 

“You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power.”

Obama vs Trump handling the media

Now let's contrast that to Trump's responses to the media trying to tell the truth, or keep him honest.

Actually…there's too many instances to count - (I've linked just a few examples of the many stories Mediaweek has reported on) - but suffice it to say, it began years ago with him making the term “Fake News” synonymous with his leadership, and it's ended in a gross violation of freedom of the press and freedom of speech that has alarmed the world.

Trump will go down in history for being the first President, the first leader of a democratic country, the first public servant of the highest office, to deny the media any access to him.

But at least he has reconfirmed in the whole world's minds that he's no Obama, leading to the resurfacing of the clip of one of President 44's greatest speeches.