... Trump's "threats against free speech are serious," Jessica Rosenworcel says.
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today slammed Donald Trump for his repeated attacks on TV news networks. Trump, the former president and current presidential candidate, has been calling for licenses to be revoked from TV news organizations whose coverage he dislikes.
"While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored," Rosenworcel said in a statement issued today. "As I've said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage."
The FCC press release said that Rosenworcel issued the statement "after repeated calls by former President Trump to revoke the licenses of broadcast stations for political reasons."
"TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE," Trump wrote in a post today criticizing the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wrote in another post that "60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS"and maybe even WORSE!"
FCC doesn't license TV networks
Even if the FCC were inclined to take up Trump's call to revoke licenses, the agency doesn't actually license TV networks such as CBS. The FCC's licensing authority is over broadcast stations, many of which are affiliated with or owned by a big network. ...
