Trump: Networks Should Lose 'Licenses' for Negative Coverage
President Donald Trump again said that networks should lose their “licenses” because of unfavorable coverage of his administration. In a post on Truth Social Wednesday, Trump also said that CBS should put late night host Stephen Colbert to sleep and…
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also slammed late shows on ABC and NBC. “If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!” wrote Trump at 12:36 a.m. on Wednesday. The FCC doesn't license television networks. Trump posted about Colbert and other late-night shows at around the same time. “Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success. Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings,” Trump said. “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!” David Ellison, owner of CBS parent Skydance Paramount, is attempting to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, and has argued that his family’s favorable relationship with the White House would ease regulatory approval for such a deal. Earlier this week, CBS’s flagship news show 60 Minutes pulled a segment unfavorable to the administration at the last minute (see 2512220028). After slamming Colbert Wednesday morning, Trump also panned the other network late shows. “Who has the worst Late Night host, CBS, ABC, or NBC??? They all have three things in common: High Salaries, No Talent, REALLY LOW RATINGS!” Trump wrote.