President Donald Trump said U.S. broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licenses if they¡¯re too critical of him, in what amounts to his furthest-reaching threat to media freedoms.
¡°When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,¡± Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday. ¡°I would think maybe their license should be taken away.¡±
The president¡¯s comments came as he defended ABC¡¯s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel¡¯s show indefinitely over the late-night host¡¯s remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It also came days after he filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times.
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