Trump Hints At Revoking ABC, CBS Broadcasting Licenses

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Trump Hints At Revoking ABC, CBS Broadcasting Licenses

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By Staff
August 25, 2025

President Donald Trump spoke out against ABC and NBC during a red-hot rant on Sunday evening, referring to the pair of legacy media outlets as “the most biased networks in history,” going on to add that he’s “totally in favor” of revoking their broadcast licenses. He then put the companies on full blast in several posts that were published on Truth Social.

In those posts, President Trump said that the Federal Communications Commission should cancel the transmission permits with ABC and NBC’s local affiliates.

“Despite a very high popularity and, according to many, among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History, ABC & NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the worst and most biased networks in history, give me 97% BAD STORIES. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEY ARE SIMPLY AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MANY, HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED BY THE FCC,” Trump went on to write. “I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy!!!”

Neither ABC nor NBC needs to be licensed by or pay any fees to the FCC; each of the local affiliate stations must have licenses and pay regulatory fees, according to the Daily Wire. The president raised questions about this arrangement during another post on the platform, saying, “Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren’t paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES[?]”

“They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!!” Trump continued in the post. “Crooked ‘journalism’ should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!”

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[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Again, had Obama/Biden said this, conservatives would have kittens.

[Cyber Liberty]

Red meat that will affect only a handful of Network Owned and Operated TeeVee stations.  There will be little effect in those few large markets.   

[Cyber Liberty]

Again, had Obama/Biden said this, conservatives would have kittens.

O'Bastard or Biden would never have said it because those networks were carrying water for the Dems.

[Smokin Joe]

O'Bastard or Biden would never have said it because those networks were carrying water for the Dems.

Carrying water? More like:

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Red meat that will affect only a handful of Network Owned and Operated TeeVee stations.  There will be little effect in those few large markets.   

This is just the type of stuff that makes Trump look like an authoritarian... if that's his intended effect, IMO he miscalculated.

[berdie]

Should the news be biased? Absolutely not. But is has been for years. I don't like idea of the government trying to shut them down though. Any more than I would like a liberal administration trying to shut down conservative outlets.