Trump wants FCC to revoke CBS broadcast license

Trump Demands CBS License Revocation After '60 Minutes' Hit Pieces

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Trump Demands FCC Revoke CBS's Broadcasting License In Unhinged Rant About '60 Minutes'

President Donald Trump was called out after sharing his displeasure on Truth Social over the news program 60 Minutes and directing Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to revoke CBS's broadcasting license.Trump’s remarks came after 60 Minutes aired segments on Ukraine and Greenland, both of which the president claimed portrayed him negatively. While the exact trigger for his anger remains unclear, both segments…

Irony, Congress, and the FCC: The Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025

In a sure sign of our topsy-turvy political times, Democrats in the US Senate and House of Representatives are sponsoring legislation that seeks both to rein in the reach of federal regulatory authority and to promote the fundamental First Amendment value that expression of all viewpoints should be allowed rather than squelched and punished by government decree. Unsurprisingly, it took the words and actions––real and potential––of President Dona…

Trump wants FCC to revoke CBS broadcast license

President Donald Trump is calling on the FCC to revoke CBS' broadcast license. He said stories aired on Sunday about Ukraine and Greenland were inaccurate and fraudulent. Trump sued CBS and "60 Minutes," claiming they edited the interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during the campaign to make her look better. There are more than 200 CBS stations around the country, CBS only owns 28 of them. Full Story President Donald Trump called …

Trump Urges FCC Chairman Carr to Violate 60 Minutes' First Amendment Rights

On Sunday, President Donald Trump called on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to strip CBS of its broadcast license. Trump issued this order following a 60 Minutes interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a second segment on the fate of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory Trump wants to seize for the United States. According to the president, Carr “will impose the maximum fines and punishment” for segments that presented more tha…

Trump urges the FCC to punish ‘60 Minutes’ over reports on Greenland and Ukraine

President Trump has a “hope” for his Federal Communications Commission: that the agency will punish CBS for airing “60 Minutes” reports he doesn’t like.