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Trump's threat to pull broadcast licenses blocked

Mar 16, 2026Left

President Donald Trump and his Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr have a pretty big barrier to their threats to pull network broadcast licenses after negative coverage of the war against Iran.In a post on X Saturday, Carr wrote that broadcasters “that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a…

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