{"id":1874810,"date":"2023-03-11T20:12:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T01:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-doesnt-want-to-dictate-what-channels-the-military-can-watch-unless-they-like-fox-news\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T20:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T01:13:37","slug":"eric-swalwell-doesnt-want-to-dictate-what-channels-the-military-can-watch-unless-they-like-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-doesnt-want-to-dictate-what-channels-the-military-can-watch-unless-they-like-fox-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell Doesn\u2019t Want To Dictate What Channels The Military Can Watch \u2014 Unless They Like Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-swalwell-doesnt-want-to-dictate-what-channels-the-military-can-watch-unless-they-like-fox-news%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1874810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/eric-swalwells-new-ad-shows-woman-arrested-dragged-away-from-her-kids-for-having-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> (D-CA) suggested that Saturday, despite not wanting to &#8220;get in the business of telling troops what they can and cannot watch,&#8221;\u00a0He may be open to banning Fox News at military installations.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell joined Katie Phang (MSNBC) on Saturday to discuss the ongoing. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/dominion-sues-fox-news-for-1-6-billion-over-2020-election-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominion<\/a> The lawsuit &#8220;damage&#8221; She believed that Fox News was doing this, and asked if Congress was willing to join.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Nothing makes [our troops] feel more like home than their access to American television programming, and a popular channel is Fox News,&#8221; Eric Swalwell, Democrat<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to take a look at how [Fox News] is being broadcast to our troops.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tzJeTfyEoU\">pic.twitter.com\/tzJeTfyEoU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1634608324518748161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Has there been any discussions in Congress about maybe congressional oversight, regulations, maybe the FCC getting involved? I know we all respect the First Amendment, Congressman, but should there be some type of gatekeeping that happens so that this doesn&#8217;t happen again?&#8221; Phang asked.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell referred to a recent push by VoteVets, a political action committee, to ban Fox News from military installations. He said that he understands it could be a difficult task because the network has a lot of popularity with American servicemen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FOX hosts&#8217; election lies and disinformation splits the ranks, hurts unit cohesion, and weakens America&#8217;s national defense,&#8221; Tweeted by the PAC &#8220;They must be removed from all TVs on military installations NOW.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FOX hosts&#8217; election lies are disinformation and split the ranks. It hurts unit cohesion and weakens America\u2019s national defense. They must be removed instantly from all TVs and military installations. <\/p>\n<p>If you agree, please share! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1a6WiYB0hV\">pic.twitter.com\/1a6WiYB0hV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VoteVets (@votevets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votevets\/status\/1632769237881167876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing makes them feel more like home than their access to American television programming,&#8221; He spoke.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to get in the business of telling troops what they can and cannot watch,&#8221; He said. &#8220;But, if you have a news station that a court is going to rule is, in its evening hour, you know, perpetuating dis- and misinformation, I don&#8217;t know if I disagree with VoteVets, who was saying that we need to take a look at, you know, how this is being broadcast to our troops,&#8221; Swalwell went on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re without complete recourse,&#8221; According to the California Congressman, threats of Congressional oversight were implied. &#8220;an incentive for Fox News to clean up&#8221; Programming that didn&#8217;t follow the guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and some legacy media experts have spent much of this week critiquing Fox News and the popular host. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/j6-committee-chair-claims-members-didnt-have-access-to-footage-shifts-blame-to-staffers-and-abc-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> His broadcast of previously unseen footage from Capitol Hill&#8217;s Jan 6th Riot was a great success.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eric-swalwell-doesnt-want-to-dictate-what-channels-the-military-can-watch-unless-they-like-fox-news\">Eric Swalwell Doesn&#8217;t Want To Dictate What Channels The Military Can Watch \u2014 Unless They Like Fox News<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suggested that Saturday, despite not wanting to &#8220;get in the business of telling troops what they can and cannot watch,&#8221;\u00a0He may be open to banning Fox News at military installations. Swalwell joined Katie Phang (MSNBC) on Saturday to discuss the ongoing. 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