{"id":2488291,"date":"2025-09-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-yanking-broadcast-network-licenses-after-kimmel-ouster\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:02:26","slug":"trump-floats-yanking-broadcast-network-licenses-after-kimmel-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-yanking-broadcast-network-licenses-after-kimmel-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump floats yanking broadcast network licenses after Kimmel ouster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teh article reports that former President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of revoking broadcast licenses of news organizations that provide unfavorable coverage of him. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump referenced ABC’s decision to pull late-night host jimmy Kimmel off the air following pressure from the Federal Communications commission (FCC) related to Kimmel’s controversial remarks concerning Trump and Charlie Kirk. Trump accused major networks, which require FCC licenses to operate over public airwaves, of biased coverage against him-claiming they were “97% against me”-and proposed that their licenses might be taken away. He noted that such decisions would fall under the FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump ally who had reacted strongly to Kimmel’s comments. The article also highlights concerns about free speech<\/a> and the FCC’s influence, especially amid Nexstar’s $6.2 billion merger attempt involving ABC affiliates, with critics fearing government pressure is being used to suppress dissenting views<\/a>.This marks a continuation of Trump’s longstanding threats to challenge licenses of broadcasters he perceives as unfair to him.

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