Saturday, March 21, 2026

Trump leverages Army-Navy game to pressure broadcasters

President Donald Trump is escalating his battle with TV networks by laying the groundwork to pull their broadcast licenses if they air college football games that compete with the annual Army-Navy game.

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... Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to review whether the "public interest" requirements that TV licensees agree to uphold should include preserving an exclusive programming time slot for the historic rivalry game between West Point cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Trump signed the order after presenting a trophy to the Navy football team, which won last year's contest, at the White House on Friday.

The order appears to grant Carr the bandwidth to revoke licenses for any broadcasters who schedule a college football game "in a manner that directly conflicts with the Army-Navy Game," which has been broadcast on CBS since 1996.

In 2024, the network signed a new deal to broadcast the game through 2038. The game is traditionally played on the second Saturday in December. ...

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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-21 08:23 PM

He's nothing but a fat, bald faggot.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-21 09:06 PM

I'm sure Jeff the Pedo Bellringer will be along ANY minute to complain about Trump's actions...

Any minute now...

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-21 09:08 PM

Can any of our Deplorable Trumping MAGA bootlickers admit this is fascism yet?

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-21 09:13 PM

annual Army-Navy game.

Soon to be named the "Lewzer Bowl".

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-21 09:18 PM

Ellison's CBS supports Pres Trump... then Pres Trump supports CBS.

It seems simple, really.


It seems to be why MAGA billionaires are actively buying up media -- to control the message.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-21 09:36 PM

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