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President Trump started against NBC and ABC News against NBC and ABC news on Sunday and mocked them for what he believes was “biased” and said he would be for that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke your licenses.
The Republican President The news agencies would have given him negative reporting on “97%” of the stories.
It was not clear where Trump quoted the “97%”. A study The beginning of this year was published by the conservative media guard group Media Research Center (MRC) and found that the reporting on the first 100 days of the president was “92% negative”.
“If that is the case,” wrote Trump in his characteristic use of all caps, “they are simply an arm of the Democratic Party and, according to many, should revoke their licenses.”
President Donald Trump hears a question from a reporter as deputy chief of staff Taylor Boude, from left, army secretary Dan Driscoll and Defense Minister Pete Hegseth in the press room of James Brady in the White House on Monday, August 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump said he would be “completely for the move” because – according to him – these outlets “so biased and untrue, an actual threat to our democracy”.
The President followed with another contribution in which both branches were attacked as “fake news” and “two of the absolutely worst and most biased networks all over the world”.
Trump asked why both companies “do not pay millions of dollars a year in license fees”.
A logo of NBC News. (Reuters/Mike Frisch)
“You should lose your licenses for your unfair coverage of republicans and/or conservatives, but at least you should pay great to use the privilege to use the most valuable air waves at any time !!!” Trump wrote. “Crook ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be canceled !!!”
Fox News Digital has made an answer to Trump’s contributions both ABC and NBC News.
ABC and NBC messages are not FCC licenses for news content, but offer programs for local connected companies across the country that are regulated by FCC and need licensing in the USA to operate in the USA
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TV channels pay fees and annual regulatory fees based on the type of station and the market, while cable transactions pay their own regulatory fees. Only the congress has the authority to impose and raise such fees that are stored in the US Finance Ministry.
Any move to revoke licenses based on real or perceived news distortions would focus on the protection of the initial mercy. Similar attempts in the past have been put down by the courts.
A company logo for the ABC television shipping network hangs on April 17, 2024 in New York City on the side of your company headquarters. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
This is not the first time that Trump attacked radio business or threatens to remove their licenses. Last year Trump enclosed a defamation against ABC for $ 15 million, and as is well known, he was “The Apprentice” on NBC before entering the world of politics.
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And at the beginning of this year, Paramount Global and CBS agreed pay a settlement About the president’s election measurement against the network.
Brian Flood from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
