Trump Threatens TV Networks Over Negative Coverage and Colbert
TL;DR
President Trump suggested that broadcast licenses should be revoked if networks and late-night shows are nearly 100% negative about him and the GOP, criticizing specific hosts and expressing frustration with media coverage, while the FCC emphasizes that broadcasters are responsible for their content and cannot be censored by the government.
- Trump says broadcast licenses should be terminated if networks are "almost 100% Negative" about him CBS News
- Trump, 79, Delivers Deranged Threat to TV Networks in Yuletide Meltdown The Daily Beast
- Trump Says Comedian Colbert Should Be 'Put To Sleep' Barron's
- Trump says CBS should put Colbert ‘to sleep’ The Hill
- Trump Attacks Colbert & Demands CBS Cancel His Show Now: 'Put Him to Sleep' Variety
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