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President Donald Trump said US broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licenses if they’re too critical of him, in what amounts to his furthest-reaching threat to media freedoms.
“When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday. “I would think maybe their license should be taken away.”
The president was defending ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely over the late-night host’s remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Trump’s latest comments came days after he filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times. The president and his Republican allies have long complained that America’s mainstream media is biased against conservatives. Trump has repeatedly called for CBS, ABC and NBC to get rid of late night comedy hosts who are frequently critical of his administration.
On Wednesday, Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network said it is taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely following a backlash from conservatives over the late-night host’s comments about Kirk. Earlier Thursday, Trump backed ABC’s decision to remove Kimmel amid pressure from network affiliates who had said they were pulling the show.
Today's show features:
- Katie Fallow, Deputy Litigation Director for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, on Walt Disney’s ABC network taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely following the comedian’s comments about Charlie Kirk
- Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow on Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in Intel
- Chris Miller, Professor of International History at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, on the geopolitical forces shaping the global ecosystem for semiconductors
- Aaron Kennon, CEO of Clear Harbor Asset Management, on the outlook for the market and US monetary policy
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