FCC chair slams Trump’s call to revoke CBS and ABC broadcast licenses
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.”