Trump suggests networks critical of him could lose licences amid Kimmel fallout

President Donald Trump suggested that the US TV networks criticize his administration be canceled.

The comments came as ABC praised Host late at night, Jimmy KimmelWho raised Monules about the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kerk, a violent reaction.

Speaking to journalists on the Air Force one upon his return from a government visit to the United Kingdom, Trump claimed that about 97 % of media coverage has negative. He said that network owners are currently carrying broadcast licenses and wondering whether these licenses should be “taking.”

The operator of these statements was the last Kimmel Monologue, in which Trump’s supporters accused of politicizing Kerk’s death and criticized the broader political reaction. ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live hung! “Undertoon” after pressure from both public and governmental regulatory authorities.

The head of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) has publicly condemned Kimmel’s statements as “offensive and not sensitive”, which hints of the potential regulatory consequences. The NEXSTAR local station group has announced that it will stop broadcasting the show, noting similar concerns.

Legal experts and critics indicate that canceling licenses on the editorial content is likely to violate the first amendment to the United States constitution.

Anna Gomez, a democracy, warned against the threat of removing licenses in response to criticism is an attack on freedom of expression. She said that the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) lacks the authority to punish broadcasters just for the content it hates.

Under the current law, FCC licenses individual local stations instead of national networks such as ABC, CNN, NBC or Fox, which complicates the legal basis for canceling the network license as Trump suggested.

Former President Barack Obama, the various media industry and freedom of expression advocates accused Trump of paying control and using organizational agencies to punish critics. Some see this episode as part of a wider direction of political pressure on the fourth property.

For broadcasters, this moment emphasizes concerns about editorial independence, organizational transgression, and weaknesses in media institutions in an extensive political climate.

Paul Jones

Harvard graduates and former New York Times. Business editor for more than 15 years, the largest commercial magazine at the University of California. I am also the head of the car department at Capital Business Media, which works for customers such as Red Bull Racing, Honda, Aston Martin and Infiniti.