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Trump Pressures FCC to Penalize CBS Over '60 Minutes' Coverage

President Trump escalates his campaign against CBS, calling for maximum fines and license revocation over alleged defamatory broadcasts on Ukraine and Greenland.

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CBS News across the street from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on September 30, 2024.
President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Overview

  • President Trump has urged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to impose severe penalties on CBS, claiming the network engaged in unlawful and defamatory behavior in its recent broadcasts.
  • Trump's criticism centers on two '60 Minutes' segments, one featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and another addressing Greenland's opposition to U.S. annexation under his administration.
  • The president alleges that the Ukraine segment falsely portrayed him as rewriting history and mischaracterized his statements about Zelenskyy and the war.
  • Trump continues to pursue a $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, accusing the network of deceptively editing a Kamala Harris interview to influence the 2024 election, with mediation discussions reportedly underway.
  • The FCC has launched an inquiry into CBS's editorial practices, though its authority is limited by legal protections for press freedom and against censorship.