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Trump Blasts ABC and NBC, Threatens FCC License Revocation
In a series of intense late-night posts on Truth Social, President Donald Trump lashed out at major television networks, ABC and NBC, calling their coverage “97 % bad stories” and accusing them of bias and political partisanship. He labeled the outlets as “fake news” and claimed they function as “an arm of the Democrat Party.”
Trump’s Key Claims and Demands
• Asserting that the networks provide overwhelmingly negative coverage, he demanded that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke their broadcast licenses—suggesting the networks are “so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy.”
• He further argued that ABC and NBC aren’t paying “millions of dollars a year in license fees” and, at the very least, they should be made to pay a significantly higher amount for using the airwaves.
Legal and Regulatory Pushback
However, legal experts and current regulators emphasize that such threats lack merit:
• ABC and NBC don’t hold FCC licenses directly—the licenses are held by their individual local affiliates, each separately regulated.
• Experts note that revoking licenses based on content or viewpoint would clash with the First Amendment’s press protections.
• The FCC’s current chair, Jessica Rosenworcel, has already rejected attempts to politicize the agency’s licensing powers—labeling them threats to press freedom.
Context and Trump’s Longstanding Media Strategy
This episode follows a familiar pattern in Trump’s relationship with media outlets:
• He has repeatedly targeted news organizations such as CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and even CBS—settling a lawsuit with ABC for $15 million and another $16 million suit with CBS related to a “60 Minutes” interview.
• Scholars and watchdogs warn that Trump’s repeated threats and lawsuits could foster a climate of fear, encouraging self-censorship among journalists and undermining democratic norms.
Why This Matters
Trump’s statements mark a sharp escalation from verbal criticism to explicit calls for licensing revocation—raising alarm among press freedom advocates. While the legal likelihood of the FCC acting on his demands is nearly nil, the broader implications threaten to erode the independence of the media and jeopardize democratic checks and balances.
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