US EditionTrump Threatens NBC, ABC Licenses Over News Coverage
President Trump claims 97% of coverage by NBC and ABC is negative and calls for FCC license revocation, citing bias and threats to democracy, despite First Amendment challenges.
- On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused ABC and NBC of biased coverage and urged the FCC to revoke their broadcast licenses.
- Trump made these claims on his Truth Social platform after alleging the networks produced 97% negative stories about his administration.
- He labeled ABC and NBC as highly biased and untrustworthy news outlets and accused them of functioning as extensions of the Democratic Party, posing a threat to democratic institutions.
- Trump expressed on Truth Social that dishonest journalism should face consequences rather than benefits, calling for the termination of such outlets. He also supported the idea of revoking their broadcasting licenses and imposing hefty fees for use of the broadcast spectrum.
- These attacks escalate Trump’s contentious relationship with the media amid recent polls showing his approval ratings near 40%, with 54% disapproval.
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Tapper Scoffs at the Fact Media Gives Trump Over 90% Negative Coverage
Tapper Scoffs at the Fact Media Gives Trump Over 90% Negative Coverage During Monday’s edition of The Lead, CNN host Jake Tapper took issue with a post President Trump made on Truth Social where he called out ABC and NBC for running “97% bad stories” about him. Tapper scoffed at the post and claimed he didn’t believe the number. But Trump’s claim wasn’t too far off. According to a Media Research Center study of Trump’s first 100 days, the broad…
President Donald Trump again pushed for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke the licenses of two major American broadcasters and charge them for using the public waves, while criticizing their news programming.Trump suggested last Sunday night through its Truth Social network that ABC, owned by Disney and NBC, owned by Comcast, are partial and mostly broadcast “bad stories” about it and, as a result, “according to many, the FCC …
Trump Whines, Again Threatens NBC, ABC Broadcast Licenses For Doing Journalism
With Fox being Fox, and CBS having just paid Trump a $16 billion bribe and now owned by Trump's friends the Ellison family, there's little worry that either network will be doing serious journalism anytime soon. So Trump, over the weekend, redirected his ire at the remaining two "big four" broadcasters, ABC and NBC, for…
Popular U.S. series like "Chicago Fire" and "The Rookie" could theoretically stand before the end, because Trump threatens two major TV stations with license trains.
Crooked Journalism or Political Theater? Inside Trump’s War on ABC and NBC
Date: July 30, 2025 Byline: Investigative Desk President Donald Trump reignited his long-standing feud with the media this week, blasting ABC and NBC as “two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the world” in a Truth Social tirade. The broadside, which included demands that the networks’ broadcast licenses be revoked, is […] The post Crooked Journalism or Political Theater? Inside Trump’s War on ABC and NBC appeared first o…
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