The chair of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has threatened to revoke broadcasters' licences after Donald Trump criticised their coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran.
In an interview with the BBC's US partner CBS News, Brendan Carr said broadcasters' licences are not a "property right" and warned they can be revoked if stations do not serve the public interest.
Carr's threat came after he accused broadcasters of "running hoaxes and news distortions", saying they can still "correct course" before their licence renewals come up.
Democrats argue the government is trying to censor free speech and some lawmakers called the FCC chair's comments unconstitutional.
"People have gotten used to the idea that, you know, licences are some sort of property right, and there's nothing you can do that can result in losing their licence," Carr told CBS News.
