Coverage dated September 17, 2025 to September 18, 2025

Trump Suggests Pulling Licenses From Networks Critical Of Him

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Trump’s comment comes after ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the air following comments the host made about Charlie Kirk and Trump supporters.

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Variety
Trump Backs FCC’s Brendan Carr and Warns Broadcasters Could Lose Licenses (opens Variety)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Trump gave his full support to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and warned that broadcasters who criticize him could lose their licenses.
New York Post
Trump suggests revoking TV licenses from networks ‘against’ him after Jimmy Kimmel pulled off air (opens New York Post)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Trump on Thursday suggested that the federal government might take broadcast licenses away from news networks that are mostly “against” him.
Forbes
Trump Suggests Pulling Licenses From Networks Critical Of Him (opens Forbes)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Trump’s comment comes after ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the air following comments the host made about Charlie Kirk and Trump supporters.
Washington Examiner
Trump floats yanking broadcast network licenses after Kimmel ouster (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Trump’s remarks came the day after ABC pulled the late-night host off the air over remarks about the president and Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
ABC 13 Houston
Trump suggests FCC reexamine licenses amid fallout over preemption of Jimmy Kimmel (opens ABC 13 Houston)
Published Sep 17, 2025
ABC 13 Houston's feed description
President Donald Trump suggested the Federal Communications Commission reexamine licenses for television networks that criticize him.
Fox10 Phoenix
Trump suggests that broadcasters who cover him negatively should lose their licenses (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Sep 18, 2025
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
The president suggested networks that give him "only bad publicity" should have their licenses taken away.
Gizmodo
Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses (opens Gizmodo)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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"They're not allowed to do that," said Trump. (They're allowed to do that.)
The Hollywood Reporter
Trump Says Broadcast Networks Should Lose Their FCC Licenses for Treating Him Unfairly (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Trump is now suggesting that broadcast networks should have their FCC licenses revoked if they air negative coverage or commentary of him.
NBC News
Gov. Josh Shapiro says Trump's threats to revoke TV networks' licenses are an attempt to 'stifle dissent' (opens NBC News)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Gov. Josh Shapiro accused Trump of “trying to stifle dissent” after ABC removed late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel from the air following comments from the FCC chair.
CNN
Why Trump and his FCC chairman’s threats against TV station licenses are ‘aggressive yet hollow’ (opens CNN)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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President Trump keeps threatening the licenses of local TV stations, but his government has limited power to follow through on those threats.

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