The Pulitzer Prize-winning former editor of the Washington Post said the administration of President-elect Donald Trump is "salivating" to go after journalists.

Martin Baron, who served as executive editor of the Washington Post from 2013 to 2021 told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Saturday that the incoming Trump administration will use every means at their disposal to take on the press that crosses them.

"They have a lot of tools in their toolbox, and I think they will use every single one of them. That's already evident from the measures that they are promising to take. I think they are salivating for the opportunity to prosecute journalists for leaks of supposed national security information," Baron said.