{"id":2363615,"date":"2024-11-03T23:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-giving-trump-campaign-free-airtime-after-harris-snl-skit-draws-ire-of-fcc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T23:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T04:57:03","slug":"nbc-giving-trump-campaign-free-airtime-after-harris-snl-skit-draws-ire-of-fcc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-giving-trump-campaign-free-airtime-after-harris-snl-skit-draws-ire-of-fcc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC giving Trump campaign free airtime after Harris SNL skit draws ire of FCC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fnbc-giving-trump-campaign-free-airtime-after-harris-snl-skit-draws-ire-of-fcc-washington-examiner%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=2363615&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>NBC has provided free commercial airtime to Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-addresses-comments-on-potential-2024-run-by-ivanka\/\" title=\"President Trump addresses comments on potential 2024 run by Ivanka\">surprise appearance<\/a> on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; (SNL), which drew criticism from a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner. The FCC&#8217;s Equal Time Rule mandates that if one political candidate receives airtime, their opponents must be given equal time to ensure fairness.<\/p>\n<p>Harris appeared on SNL for approximately 90 seconds, which requires NBC to offer the same amount of airtime to Trump. This rule includes potential\u200d penalties for broadcasters that \u200cdo not comply, including the possibility of license\u2063 revocation. Reports \u200cindicate that some of Trump&#8217;s free airtime was utilized during a NASCAR race, where\u200b he appeared and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">made remarks warning viewers<\/a> against voting for Harris, suggesting it \u200cwould lead to economic decline. The timing for Trump&#8217;s remaining free airtime on NBC has \u200bnot yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>FCC \u200bCommissioner Brendan\u200c Carr had\u200c previously criticized\u200c Harris&#8217; appearance, suggesting it violated federal broadcasting rules, which\u200d escalated the need for \u200cNBC to comply with the Equal \u200cTime requirements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NBC giving Trump campaign free airtime after Harris SNL skit draws ire of FCC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After a commissioner for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> accused&nbsp;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&nbsp;of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-fines-16-wall-street-firms-1-8-billion-for-talking-deals-trades-on-personal-apps\/\" title=\"U.S. fines 16 Wall Street firms .8 billion for talking deals, trades on personal apps\">violating federal rules<\/a> following a surprise appearance from Vice President Kamala Harris, NBC is offering former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign free commercial time on the network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since Harris appeared on <em>SNL<\/em> for 90 seconds, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NBC<\/a> must offer an equal amount of time to Trump&rsquo;s campaign to be in accordance with the&nbsp;FCC&rsquo;s Equal Time rule. That rule also includes a statute that allows the FCC to revoke a broadcaster&rsquo;s license &ldquo;for willful or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-hit-with-congressional-subpoena-in-antisemitism-investigation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Columbia University hit with congressional subpoena in antisemitism investigation - Washington Examiner\">repeated failure&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to offer the same amount of airtime to candidates campaigning for the same office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/nbc-donald-trump-campaign-free-ad-time-nascar-race-kamala-harris-snl-sketch-1236052709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to<\/a>&nbsp;a report, some of that time was used by the campaign on Sunday during a NASCAR race. In the ad that aired, Trump, donning a MAGA hat, spoke directly to the camera and said electing Harris would cause a &ldquo;depression&rdquo; and urged people to vote. It is not clear when the Trump campaign will use the remaining free airtime on the network.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Sunday, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr blasted Harris&rsquo;s <em>SNL<\/em> appearance,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3214698\/snl-accused-violating-fcc-rule-inviting-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a>, &ldquo;This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC&rsquo;s Equal Time rule. The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct &mdash; a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>An official in the Trump campaign confirmed to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that SNL never extended an invite for Trump to appear this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris appeared during <em>SNL&rsquo;s<\/em> cold open last night in what was a surprise to many as she was initially scheduled to be traveling to Michigan after a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her plane, on taking off from Charlotte, was diverted to New York City, where she stayed for about five hours before heading to Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>During the skit, Harris appeared as a mirrored version of actress and comedian Maya Rudolph. She jabbed at Trump appearing to struggle to open the door of a garbage truck, mocked her own laugh, and underscored the importance of winning the state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870977\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870977\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC grants Trump campaign free airtime after Harris SNL skit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2363617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nbc-free-airtime-trump-campaign.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44300,44301,7471,32531],"class_list":["post-2363615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-free-airtime","tag-harris-snl-skit","tag-nbc","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nbc-free-airtime-trump-campaign.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}