Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

npr.org · David Folkenflik · last updated August 26, 2025 – 11:22 PM

The nation’s chief broadcast regulator is, once more, at the center of President Trump’s culture war after the president launched a social media barrage Sunday night against ABC and NBC.

While the Federal Communications Commission has historically operated with a degree of independence from U.S. presidents, its new chairman, Brendan Carr, has muscularly followed Trump’s lead.

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