Trump seeks ABC and NBC license loss or large fees
Trump favored ABC/NBC license revocation for coverage he considered biased and proposed large fees as a minimum. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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Trump favored ABC/NBC license revocation for coverage he considered biased and proposed large fees as a minimum. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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APP archival reproduction of presidential social-post text. Original Truth Social permalinks are attached as provenance/context only; direct live-platform text was not independently readable or verified. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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media-attack · threat · authoritarian-rhetoric
Authoritarian rationale: regulatory penalties tied to unfavorable coverage. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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- Archived presidential social post · Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency ProjectPresidential social posts, 2025-08-24
18:59 and 19:58 Pacific; posts 115086929873163909 and 115087160158530143
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-august-24-2025 - Original-platform provenance permalink · Donald J. Trump / Truth SocialOriginal presidential post permalink; live text not verified
Original post identifier 115086929873163909 linked by APP. Provenance only; direct live-platform body text was not independently verified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115086929873163909 - Original-platform provenance permalink · Donald J. Trump / Truth SocialOriginal presidential post permalink; live text not verified
Original post identifier 115087160158530143 linked by APP. Provenance only; direct live-platform body text was not independently verified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115087160158530143
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