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Sunday, March 22, 2026

A new executive order directs the FCC to consider the annual football game when reviewing TV licenses for renewal.

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Setting aside that this is a wild abuse of power, the Army-Navy game tends to be a shitty game. Dumbfuck faux patriotism shit.

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-- Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy.com) Mar 21, 2026 at 11:34 AM

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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 | Reply

He's nothing but a fat, bald ------.

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

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 | Reply

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

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

annual Army-Navy game.

Soon to be named the "Lewzer Bowl".

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

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 | Reply

Thank you, Congressional Capon Caucus.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-23 05:40 AM | Reply

Trump's capitalism looks a lot like Xi's communism, central command for everything. Although, one might say it most resembles Al Capone's gangster regime.

#8 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-23 07:22 AM | Reply

Soon to be named the "Lewzer Bowl".

#5 | POSTED BY REDIAL

The new John F Kennedy and Donald J Trump Memorial Suckers and Losers Bowl!

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-23 02:45 PM | Reply

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