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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts)
Wed Oct 11, 2017, 08:35 PM Oct 2017

Trump doubles down on media attacks: 'Licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked' [View all]

Source: Raw Story

On Wednesday evening, after two statements overtly challenging NBC and the media at large, President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks.

“Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!” the president tweeted.

Earlier the in the day, the president told the White House press pool he thinks it’s “frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write” after challenging NBC’s “license” for a first time on Twitter.

As Forbes noted, national broadcast networks like NBC do not have licenses with the FCC, and therefore cannot have those nonexistent licenses revoked.

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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/trump-doubles-down-on-media-attacks-licenses-must-be-challenged-and-if-appropriate-revoked/

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Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs--an intervention is needed. Mrs. Overall Oct 2017 #1
wow does that ever sound straight out fascist. rurallib Oct 2017 #2
Well he is... he wants to be King of America yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #5
indeed it does BadGimp Oct 2017 #33
Has this piece of shit ever heard of the First Amendment? jmowreader Oct 2017 #3
Nope.... he skipped right over the first and went straight to the second..... groundloop Oct 2017 #15
He swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution minus the First Amendment dalton99a Oct 2017 #24
Y'know, I KNEW we should have made him swear the oath barefoot jmowreader Oct 2017 #25
Does that include Faux Noise? left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #4
I guess no one told him networks don't have licenses. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #6
True but stations owned by networks onenote Oct 2017 #18
Are you serious? No one can ever tell him anything since... BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #19
Not particularly. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #20
This is an attempt to shut down all that is America bucolic_frolic Oct 2017 #7
I'm sure they'll soon be saying free speech is communist or some other nonsense to justify this xor Oct 2017 #10
GTFO of here, Orange. xor Oct 2017 #8
Imagine if Obama said something like that about Fox bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 #9
If Obama said anything close to what Trump says they would have riots and be drawing up impeachment xor Oct 2017 #11
I have a good story for you bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 #12
I'm sure Obama was very interested in the conversations had in that truck xor Oct 2017 #16
Shut down the corporate media?It really is getting bad if megamedia corporations are being attacked. jalan48 Oct 2017 #13
Start with Fox, Moron Trump! blue neen Oct 2017 #14
The Un-American President Zorro Oct 2017 #17
It's getting worse but I think most people have caught on SonofDonald Oct 2017 #21
Imagine if Obama had uttered those words rpannier Oct 2017 #22
There should be that same level of howling hysterics coming from every sane person now FiveGoodMen Oct 2017 #30
NBC should start every day......... MyOwnPeace Oct 2017 #23
Unhinged moron is unhinged. truthisfreedom Oct 2017 #26
Idiot! Unfit for office! Fire him! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #27
Yes, I agree! The license for Fox News should be revoked. It that what you wanted President Dotard? RKP5637 Oct 2017 #28
Yes....please iniate a non partisan fact checking group to study every "news" network LiberalLovinLug Oct 2017 #32
Maybe he can use an XO to create the licenses. JohnnyRingo Oct 2017 #29
Why don't Ds/Libs/Progressives/Is challenge the licenses of the Sinclair-owned stations? DeminPennswoods Oct 2017 #31
Yeah, this is the same piece of Pussy Grabbing Shit who lied through his asshole BigDemVoter Oct 2017 #34
I hate him plenty (and fear what he'll do) but... FiveGoodMen Oct 2017 #35
They are a reprehensible pack of deplorable fools. BigDemVoter Oct 2017 #36
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