Rand Paul: I Just Canceled DirecTV For Canceling OAN

January 17, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists

The Hill reports:

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he is canceling his subscription to DirecTV after the company announced plans to drop pro-Trump conservative cable channel One America News (OAN) from its listings.

“Why give money to people who hate us?” Paul said in a tweet sent on Monday. DirecTV on Friday made public its plans to not renew its contract with OAN, saying it had made the decision following “a routine internal review.”

OAN is one of several conservative media entities that have been sued in recent months for allegedly broadcasting false or defamatory claims about the 2020 presidential election results.

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.@DIRECTV is cancelling @OANN so I just cancelled my home Direct TV. Why give money to people who hate us?

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 17, 2022