Trump attacks NBC and ABC networks, FCC wants to cancel their licenses

President Trump went in a late night attack against NBC and ABC News on Sunday, which dirty them for what, in his opinion, “biased” coverage and said he would be in favor of Federal Communications Committee (FCC) canceling their licenses.

the Republican President He said news means that he gave him negative coverage on “97 %” of stories.

It was not clear from where Trump was citing the character “97 %”. study It was released earlier this year by the conservative media surveillance group, the Media Research Center (MRC), that the coverage of the first 100 days of the president in his position was “negative 92 %”.

“If this is the case,” Trump wrote in his distinctive use of all hats, “They are simply an arm of the Democratic Party and they must nullify their licenses.”

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Trump said he will be “completely supportive” of this step because – according to him – these ports “are very biased and not sincere, an actual threat to our democracy.”

The president continued another publication attacking both ports as “fake news” and “two of the worst and most biased anywhere in the world.”

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Trump asked why both entities pay millions of dollars annually as licensing fees. ”

“They must lose their licenses for unfair coverage of the Republicans and/or conservatives, but at least, they must pay greatly due to the privilege of using the most valuable ether waves anywhere at any time !!!” Trump wrote. The twisted “press” should not be rewarded, it must be terminated !!! ”

Fox News Digital Contact both ABC and NBC News for a response to Trump’s posts.

Being national networks, do not keep ABC and NBC News licenses for the Federal Communications Committee for News content but provides programming for local subsidiary companies throughout the country – which is organized by the Federal Communications Committee and requires a license to work in the United States

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TV stations pay the annual organizational fees and fees based on the type of station and the market, while the cable outlets pay their organizational fees. Only Congress has the authority to impose and collect such drawings, which are deposited in the US Treasury Department.

Any action to cancel the licenses based on real or imagined news that would contradict the protection of the first amendment. Similar attempts have been eliminated in the past by the courts.

This is not the first time that Trump attacked the broadcasting outlets or threatened to strip their licenses. Last year, Trump settled a defamation lawsuit against ABC for $ 15 million, and hosted the famous “trainee” on NBC before entering the world of politics.

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Earlier this year, Paramount Global and CBS agreed Pay a colony On the lawsuit of elections in the elections against the network.

Brian Devica in Fox News Digitter contributed to this report.