{"id":9132,"date":"2026-07-18T01:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9132"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:54:38","slug":"fcc-commissioner-says-trump-call-to-revoke-abc-nbc-licenses-is-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9132","title":{"rendered":"FCC commissioner says Trump call to revoke ABC, NBC licenses is unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By David Shepardson<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) &#8211; The sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Friday criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s call \u200cfor Disney-owned ABC and Comcast unit NBC to lose their \u200cbroadcast licenses because they refused to air his speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a nearly half-hour prime-time speech on \u200bThursday, the Republican president revived many of his longstanding claims that U.S. elections are unreliable. In the remarks, Trump said networks that did not air his speech should have their station licenses revoked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, who serves \u200con the commission along \u2060with two Republicans, on Friday described Trump&#8217;s call as &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; because the broadcasters made &#8220;the same editorial decisions they&#8217;ve made under \u2060presidents of both parties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Those editorial decisions are protected by the First Amendment, and the FCC has no authority to punish a station for refusing to \u200bair a \u200bblatantly political speech,&#8221; she said in \u200ba statement. &#8220;This is a naked \u200cattempt to bully broadcasters, and the FCC should have no part in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Revoking a broadcaster&#8217;s license requires a multi-step process and a decision by an administrative law judge that could be appealed to the full FCC and the courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Networks have broad First Amendment rights to decide what they broadcast, \u200cexperts say. But historically, they have carried \u200bmost presidential speeches on the grounds that \u200bthey provide information of public \u200bimportance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Broadcast networks did refuse to air remarks of Democratic \u200cpresidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, \u200bofficials noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In a \u200brare move NBC and ABC fake news have both said they would not cover this speech,&#8221; Trump said on Thursday, adding, &#8220;Fraud like \u200bthis should mean a \u200crevocation of their licenses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump has repeatedly urged the FCC to revoke \u200bthe licenses of NBC and ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing \u200bby Chizu Nomiyama and Cynthia Osterman)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) &#8211; The sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Friday criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s call \u200cfor Disney-owned ABC and Comcast unit NBC to lose their \u200cbroadcast licenses because they refused to air his speech. 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