Overview

• Posting on Truth, the president accused ABC and NBC of extreme partisanship and said he would support revoking their licenses.
• He claimed the networks air 97% negative coverage of him and questioned why they do not pay substantial licensing fees for using public airwaves.
• Broadcast law places FCC licenses with local affiliates rather than the national networks that supply programming.
• First Amendment protections and past court rulings make revoking licenses over perceived bias unlikely, and no formal FCC action has been initiated.
• The remarks follow a pattern of clashes with major broadcasters, including a $15 million defamation settlement with ABC last year and settlements with Paramount Global and CBS earlier this year.