Create account

Coverage dated August 24, 2025

Trump calls for "fake news" networks to have licenses revoked by FCC

Headline from Newsweek

Trump also asked why networks weren't paying "millions of dollars" in license fees.

Newsweek's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    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.

  2. Deadline

    Donald Trump Rages At ABC And NBC, Says They Should Lose FCC Licenses Over “Unfair Coverage” (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Donald Trump is again calling on broadcast networks to lose their licenses over what he has deemed unfair coverage.

  3. New York Post

    Trump hits ABC, NBC as ‘FAKE NEWS,’ says he’d support FCC revoking licenses (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump went on a late-night attack against NBC and ABC News on Sunday, deriding them for what, in his view, was "biased" coverage and said he would be in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoking their licenses.

  4. Newsweek

    Trump calls for "fake news" networks to have licenses revoked by FCC (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump also asked why networks weren't paying "millions of dollars" in license fees.

  5. Truthout

    Trump Rails Against ABC, NBC, Suggests They Should Lose Broadcast Licenses (opens Truthout)

    Published

    Truthout's feed description

    Free speech experts worry that threats over licensing could lead more corporate news owners to capitulate to Trump.

  6. Media Matters for America

    Trump calls for FCC retribution against “FAKE NEWS” ABC and NBC — while touting the “great man” who “just bought CBS” (opens Media Matters for America)

    Published

  7. Washington Examiner

    Trump blasts ABC, NBC for 'unfair' coverage and demands they pay for licensing (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump slammed NBC and ABC for unfair coverage of conservatives and questioned why they aren't paying "millions of dollars" in licensing fees.

  8. Forbes

    Trump Says ABC And NBC Should Lose Licenses Over 97% ‘Bad Stories’ About Him (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The president’s angry posts about the two major networks were made after he falsely claimed his poll numbers are the “highest” they’ve ever been.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Trump calls for "fake news" networks to have licenses revoked by FCC | Since Then