FCC chair rejects Trump call to pull ABC licenses over presidential debate

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

September 19, 2024 8:53 PM EDT Updated 8 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Walt Disney-owned (DIS.N) ABC should lose its broadcast licenses over the network's moderating of the Sept. 10 presidential debate.

"The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The Commission does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage," FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Thursday. The FCC, an independent federal agency, does not license broadcast networks, but issues them to individual broadcast stations that are renewed for eight-year periods.

Trump claimed the debate was "rigged" because the ABC News moderators fact checked several comments he made. "They ought to take away their license for the way they did that," Trump told Fox News. The Trump campaign and Disney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Rosenworcel, a Democrat, made the statement after Senators Ed Markey and Ron Wyden had asked all five FCC commissioners to address Trump's comments. The senators, both Democrats, said the former president's "threat to revoke an FCC license over his dissatisfaction with ABC’s handling of the debate is a serious threat to the First Amendment and antithetical to the FCC’s mission."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-chair-rejects-trump-call-pull-abc-licenses-over-presidential-debate-2024-09-19/

[marble falls]

1. What's his beef? He claims he won.

[Shermann]

3. But but he would have won by a LOT more if it wasn't rigged!!!111 nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. And they added...

"Grow up, Donald and stop with all your sniveling whines. You lost the debate."

[IronLionZion]

4. Yup his whole life is rigged

he's such a victim. Poor, poor, me

[underpants]

5. So stupid that this actually had to be addressed at all.

[Klondike Kat]

27. Shouldn't that be

Poor, poor, pitiful me.

Just askin'.

[FakeNoose]

6. Is anyone surprised at this? It's how he conducted his presidency

... and his future presidency if he ever gets another one!

[3catwoman3]

7. If you don't want to be fact-checked...

…don’t lie with every utterance, DonOLD.

Easy remedy.

[PortTack]

8. According to Mary trump, Kamala delivered a narcissistic blow that he will never recover from. Too bad

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Crybaby crybaby waaah waaah waaah

[DownriverDem]

10. Another reason

to fear a trump win. trump will get rid of all he dislikes. trump will put loyalists everywhere.

[sheshe2]

11. FCC responds:

[TNNurse]

12. Just another example of how he thinks he is so important.

And another example of what a waste of time, effort and money he is.

[Collimator]

13. Anyone who sincerely believes that a major broadcasting network. . .

. . . Deserves to have its license stripped because of the manner in which they handled that debate is so far removed from reality that they may not be able to perform the normal functions needed to get by in day to day life.

Yes, many of the MAGA faithful are deluded and possibly high-functioning psychotics, but they can more or less function in this world. Donald Trump isn't just a morally deficient person who is wholly unfit for leadership, it is possible that he needs to be hospitalized at this point.

[msfiddlestix]

14. Wonder if Big Media Moguls still regard covering this sick fuck is a profitable gambit, and continue treating him with

silk gloves and feathers?

[twodogsbarking]

15. There is a difference between fact-checking and just pointing out a ridiculous lie.

[Wonder Why]

16. Require DoneOld to swear under oath that ABC did what he claims. 😁😁

[Seinan Sensei]

17. Make it stop !!!

[KS Toronado]

18. One would think MSM after seeing how TSF would treat them if reelected

would stop with the both sides BS and start painting him as the Wicked Witch of the West.

[BadgerKid]

20. I'm shocked...Trump dislikes fact-checking?

[AllyCat]

21. You only get fact-checked when you lie FelonMan

[JohnSJ]

22. Just another reason why trump is not qualified to be president.

[dweller]

23. Think of how fun

A dictator will be !

‘I don’t like what you said … off with your head ‘


✌🏻

[Uncle Joe]

24. Some people just can't handle the truth

Thanks for the thread BumRushDaShow

[mdbl]

25. This the asshole the magats want to make president.

[pansypoo53219]

26. can we kill fux gnewz?

[Botany]

28. I don't think that ABC has the licenses that can be pulled.

Those licenses are owned by the individual broadcasters. The man is out
to lunch.

[Miguelito Loveless]

29. When are they going to pull Bedminster's ABC license

Convicted felons are allowed to have an ABC license for their business.

[tonekat]

30. The FCC chair should say

"First of all, no, and since it's you, Hell No!"