Trump Again Tweets Against NBC's 'License'
President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Tuesday that NBC should lose its “license” over “FAKE NEWS” and “highly unethical” conduct. “I have long criticized NBC and their journalistic standards -- worse than even CNN. Look at their license?” said the…
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tweet, which appeared to be a reaction to reports that NBC tried to block a story about movie producer Harvey Weinstein. As a network, NBC doesn’t operate under an FCC license, though parent Comcast and NBCUniversal own and operate individual stations that do. The FCC and Comcast didn’t comment. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel tweeted in response that “one more time . . . this is not how it works.” She had a similar response when Trump also tweeted against NBC’s “license” in October (see 1710110075). That tweet led lawmakers to question FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about whether the agency would take action against broadcasters over their content. “I have made clear that the FCC does not have the authority to revoke a license of a broadcast station based on the content of a particular newscast,” Pai said in a letter in February to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. (see 1802210060).