Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's call to revoke CBS' broadcast license, calling it a known threat that “should not be ignored.”
Trump called for the license to be revoked after the network shared two different edits to a recent post 60 minutes Interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump criticized the interview as a “giant fake news scam” in a Truth Social post on Thursday, claiming the network replaced her answer to a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to save her or at least make her look better.” let.” .”
“Take away the CBS license,” he added. “Election interference.”
“While the former president’s repeated attacks on broadcasters are now well known, these threats to free speech are serious and should not be ignored,” Rosenworcel said in a statement. “As I said, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses from broadcast networks simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.”