FCC Laughs Off Trump’s Demand To Yank ABC’s License

The Washington Post reports:

The Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is pushing back on former president Donald Trump’s call for ABC to lose its broadcast license because of the way its journalists moderated his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

In response, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel disputed the notion that the agency — which oversees TV and radio licenses — could target the network without running afoul of the Constitution’s freedom of speech provisions.

“The FCC does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage,” Rosenworcel said. Trump has a long history of suggesting broadcasters should lose their licenses over their news coverage, including while serving as president.

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The head of the FCC says the agency will not take action against ABC after former President Donald Trump suggested stripping the network of its local TV broadcast licenses because he was fact-checked at Tuesday evening’s presidential debate. https://t.co/ZGTIx1bOMN $DIS

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