Trump Floats Stripping Networks Critical of Him of Their Broadcast Licenses
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Trump suggests stripping broadcast licenses from networks critical of him, sparking concerns about free speech and media regulation, with commenters discussing the potential constitutional implications and historical context.
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Related Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses–the 1A might stop him (9 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451557
Few heeded Trump's call to challenge TV licenses (2017) https://web.archive.org/web/20171019082700/http://www.washin... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15507866)