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Trump wants to close ABC and NBC

Trump wants to close ABC and NBC
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Donald Trump again threatened on Truth Social to revoke broadcast licenses from ABC and NBC.

President Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation’s top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars. From @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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He said the FCC should revoke their licenses to operate, because, he said, these networks publish “97%” bad stories about him.

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On Truth Social, Trump began his post by claiming that, despite “a very high popularity” and the fact that many would describe his presidency as “among the greatest eight months in presidential history”, he receives unfair treatment.

According to him, two of the “the worst and most biased networks in history” would only offer him unfavorable coverage.

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Trump continues his message by asserting that, “according to many”, the FCC should revoke the licenses of ABC and NBC. He adds that he would be “totally in favor” of this measure, as these channels would represent, in his opinion, “an actual threat to our democracy”.

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