“In a rare move, NBC and ABC ‘Fake' News have both said that they would not cover this speech. They knew what it was about,” Trump said during his 25-minute address Thursday night.
Doubling down on his stance, he said: “Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses.”
NBC and ABC carried Trump’s remarks on their streaming channels, while other networks including CBS, MS NOW, and Fox News chose to broadcast part or all of the speech.
Broadcasters may also be wary of airing Trump's claims about election interference following Fox News' $787.5 million defamation settlement over false claims related to the 2020 election.
“Pathetically, in true authoritarian fashion, he even threatened to revoke the licenses of ABC and NBC because they would not cover his speech. Insane,” Sanders said. “Too many Americans have fought and died to defend American democracy.”
Last August, Trump signaled his support for revoking the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC, claiming the media outlets were an “arm of the Democrat party.”
Since returning to the White House, Trump has also engaged in a long-standing feud with late-night TV.
Following his comments, ABC announced it would suspend Kimmel’s show indefinitely—a decision Trump celebrated, saying: “Great news for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is canceled. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.”
More recently, both Trump and First Lady Melania called for Kimmel to be fired over a skit the comedian delivered about the White House Correspondents' Dinner—a bit which was filmed and televised days before this year’s event, which involved a shooting incident.
Colbert’s show was canceled by CBS due to financial reasons, according to the network. But others voiced concerns that it was instead done due to pressure from the Trump Administration, especially given the timing. The cancellation was announced days after Colbert, in his opening monologue, addressed how CBS’ parent company, Paramount, had reached a $16 million settlement with Trump over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. Colbert called the settlement a “big fat bribe,” referencing the then-pending sale of Paramount to Skydance Media, which required the approval of the Trump Administration.
In February, it was reported the FCC was looking into whether ABC's The View had violated equal time rules for interviews with political candidates after interviewing a Democratic Texas Senate.
In a filing submitted July 6, ABC argued the issue had already been settled, pointing to a 2002 FCC decision granting the program that exemption.
Carr added that the FCC had not yet made a decision in regards to The View and whether it is a “bona fide” news program.
CBS denied this portrayal, arguing that The Late Show had been “provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.”
“We obeyed our network and put the interview on YouTube, where it’s gotten millions of views,” said Colbert. “I wish we could have put it on the show, where no one would have watched it.”
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