Trump Threatens Broadcasters with license Revocation Over Critical Coverage
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of television stations offering critical coverage of him, according to a report by the BBC.The remarks came after ABC pulled an episode of ”Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following pressure from a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official.
Trump began by claiming that “networks are 97 percent against me, 97 percent of them are negative,” despite his victories in seven undecided states. He then stated, ”Thay only offer me poor publicity. I think they got licenses. I think they might be a license to be taken away.”
The withdrawal of the ”Jimmy kimmel Live!” episode followed threats from Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the FCC, that ABC could lose its license. Nexstar,which distributes the program,later announced it would not broadcast the episode.
the episode in question featured host jimmy Kimmel referencing the background of the individual who attacked conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, noting the attacker came from a “Pro-Trump Conservative Mormon family.” Kimmel also criticized the reaction from some supporters of Kirk, characterizing their expressions of regret as akin to a “four-year-old boy who lost a goldfish.”
The episode was slated to air from Los Angeles before being pulled. The incident raises concerns about potential government interference in free press and the FCC’s role in regulating broadcast content.
