Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril."
Trump’s speech police
“Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril.”
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks on stage during the Concordia Annual Summit on September 22, 2025, in New York City.
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Conservatives and liberals lined up in opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to punish ABC for speech that President Trump dislikes.
Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril."
The FCC is prohibited from influencing network content but Chairman Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump have used pressure…
The FCC's abrupt move to reconsider the licenses of eight ABC-owned television stations is the agency's first real effort to…
The president has repeatedly pushed FCC Chair Brendan Carr to take action against U.S. broadcasters.
The broadcast network's rebuke comes amid a broader fight with Chair Brendan Carr over the company’s TV station licenses.
The lone Democrat on the FCC said Brendan Carr's plan would "destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive-up…
