Trump hits CNN and NBC, urges 'look at their license'- tweet

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Trump hits CNN and NBC, urges 'look at their license'- tweet

By Makini Brice and David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at campaign fundraising luncheon for Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) and GOP congressional candidate Mark Harris at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, NC, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump blasted CNN and NBC News yet again in a tweet on Tuesday, criticizing NBC's handling of a story on movie producer Harvey Weinstein and suggesting a "look at their license," without specifying what exactly he was calling for.

 

Trump has frequently criticized the U.S. news media for what he has said is unfair coverage of him.

 

"I have long criticized NBC and their journalistic standards-worse than even CNN. Look at their license?" he wrote in the tweet, which cited the outlet's coverage of Weinstein.

 

Ronan Farrow, a reporter, has said NBC News blocked him from working on a story about Weinstein, who is facing criminal rape and sexual assault charges and a civil lawsuit for sex trafficking. A former NBC producer corroborated Farrow's allegations.

 

Farrow later published the story in the New Yorker magazine. NBC News has defended its handling of the story. Weinstein has denied ever having nonconsensual sex.

 

Comcast Corp, which owns NBC News, declined to comment. Following the tweet, a decline in the price of Comcast shares on the Nasdaq extended slightly.

 

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission did not immediately comment on the tweet, but in October the FCC's chairman said the agency does not have authority to revoke broadcast licenses over editorial decisions.

 

Late on Tuesday, Trump tweeted that Chuck Todd, the host of "Meet the Press," a news show on NBC, suggested that it was "time for the press to stop complaining and to start fighting back."

 

"Actually Chuck, they’ve been doing that from the day I announced for President. They’ve gone all out, and I WON, and now they’re going CRAZY!," Trump said on Twitter.

 

Trump blasted NBC and other TV networks last October, calling their news "Fake" and suggesting he would "challenge" their licenses.

 

Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel responded to Trump's most recent tweet by posting the FCC rules on licensing. "One more time...this is not how it works," she wrote on Twitter.

 

The FCC, an independent agency, does not issue licenses to individual networks but to local stations, including those directly owned by broadcasters such as Comcast through NBC.

 

The agency has said the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "expressly prohibits the commission from censoring broadcast matter" and that its role "in overseeing program content is very limited."

 

(Reporting by Makini Brice and David Shepardson)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-09-05

[Becker]

The despicable one strikes again. Where is that massive coronary "incident" when you need it?!

[mtls2005]

Who can figure out how his tiny mind works?

 

Burying a story - Ronan/NBC/Harvey W. - is bad, unless Pecker does it?

 

Is it too much to ask that he at least get through the First Amendment? 

 

Is there a cartoon version of our Constitution which might help him?

 

 

 

 

[canuckamuck]

About time, time for a serious investigation into the MSM collaborators and propagandists.

[Boon Mee]

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

[Becker]

13 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

If the man-child appointed himself dictator for life you would cheer him on, am I right?

****** ****

[JAG]

12 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

Why not hang on a few months until, let's say evening of the 3rd of May. You could rename Times Square " Platz am Opernhaus " for the night, and hold a torchlit burning of all the books and media which do not show Mr Trump in a favourable light. By May it will be warm enough for the old khaki chinos and white polo shirts to be worn - brown shirts and little brown and red peaked kepis are so "last time round" I always think!

[KhunFred]

Trump is so clueless that he doesn't know that networks do not need licenses, only individual affiliates. Networks do not operate transmitting equipment.  Massive and unforgivable stupidity spawned by lack of competent advisors.

[ReMarKable]

Trump speaks at a fourth grade level (fantastic, great, impressive seem to be used in most situations when referring to trump properties, fake news when referring to news that implicates him in criminal activity). He is already considered the worst president in USA history.  He doesn't read, but gets all his information from Fox news, a news station that lies as much as him.  To "clean the swamp"  he should step down.  But, he doesn't have the integrity to do that.  The 40% of American who support him must not be readers as well.  But, the university he graduated from does not support him.  Shortly before the Republican National Convention in 2016, nearly 4,000 Wharton students, graduates, and relatives signed a petition telling Trump, “You do not represent us.”

[billd766]

37 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

But who is saying that the stories are inaccurate?

[DoctorG]

I take the opposite view. The likes of CNN are shooting themselves in the foot with all their ridiculous stories. Their ratings are dropping like crazy and they only give Trump more reasons to call them fake news. They should just continue the way they are.

[milwaukeeboy]

More Trump derangement syndrome.

Just research who the media is owned by and you will soon realize that any president who tries to reveal truth about certain topics will become marginalized and vilified as has Trump.

Some things US Presidents can take little or no action on, include ending the US overseas aggression and military spending, or reining in the massive (mostly unaccounted for)  budgets for these activities.

Another thing that US Presidents can't do is to try to return to the constitutional requirement of sound money.

Imagine that you consistently catch a friend in lies. And when you confront your friend with the facts, they double down with bigger lies. Will you ever trust that friend again?

Well, that's the way I feel about both the government and media,  which are mostly controlled by those conjuring the currency and writing the narrative that makes no sense to anyone who can think clearly and has a good memory of how they have been repeatedly lied to.

[mtls2005]

16 hours ago, DoctorG said:

The likes of CNN are shooting themselves in the foot with all their ridiculous stories. Their ratings are dropping like crazy

 

Someone's getting their news from WCRZ, Crazytown's News Leader.

 

 

 

August 2018 Ratings: CNN Has Its Second-Best August Ever

 

First, it ranked as a top 10 basic cable network in total viewers, during prime time and across the 24-hour day.

 

Second, CNN defeated MSNBC this past month in adults 25-54. That’s not out of the ordinary across the 24-hour day, but it is out of the ordinary in prime time.

 

 

https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/august-2018-ratings-cnn-has-its-second-best-august-ever/375239

 

Edited September 5, 2018 by metisdead
Edited as per fair use policy.

[mtls2005]

3 minutes ago, milwaukeeboy said:

Well, that's the way I feel about both the government and media,  which are mostly controlled by those conjuring the currency and writing the narrative that makes no sense to anyone who can think clearly and has a good memory of how they have been repeatedly lied to.

 

This is representative of "Clear thinking"? Yikes.

 

So who are "these" people controlling your world?

 

George Soros? The Illuminati?

 

 

 

 

[soalbundy]

Strange, I thought rabies killed quickly.

[Jingthing]

Face it. He's a real fascist and anyone still supporting it deserves the vivid labels Hillary gave to his supporters. How and when can we extricate ourselves from this national nightmare?

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[wwest5829]

1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

Very funny, the POTUS gets to control the free press. Well, it is good I see a good deal from othe nation’s press which is not controlled by government deciding what can or cannot be seen, written, etc. In a time of social media, The Donald and others wanting dictatorial control have a tough road to travel.

[heybruce]

3 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

About time, time for a serious investigation into the MSM collaborators and propagandists.

 

Who should do the investigation?  Perhaps a newly created Department of Censorship and Propaganda?

 

1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

 

Why don't you identify a few of these inaccurate stories?

 

1 hour ago, DoctorG said:

I take the opposite view. The likes of CNN are shooting themselves in the foot with all their ridiculous stories. Their ratings are dropping like crazy and they only give Trump more reasons to call them fake news. They should just continue the way they are.

 

Same as above:  What ridiculous stories?

 

53 minutes ago, milwaukeeboy said:

More Trump derangement syndrome.

Just research who the media is owned by and you will soon realize that any president who tries to reveal truth about certain topics will become marginalized and vilified as has Trump.

Some things US Presidents can take little or no action on, include ending the US overseas aggression and military spending, or reining in the massive (mostly unaccounted for)  budgets for these activities.

Another thing that US Presidents can't do is to try to return to the constitutional requirement of sound money.

Imagine that you consistently catch a friend in lies. And when you confront your friend with the facts, they double down with bigger lies. Will you ever trust that friend again?

Well, that's the way I feel about both the government and media,  which are mostly controlled by those conjuring the currency and writing the narrative that makes no sense to anyone who can think clearly and has a good memory of how they have been repeatedly lied to.

 

"Imagine that you consistently catch a friend President in lies. And when you confront your friend President with the facts, they double down with bigger lies. Will you ever trust that friend President again?"

 

I fixed if for you.  And no, I will never trust this President.

[canuckamuck]

1 hour ago, heybruce said:

Who should do the investigation?  Perhaps a newly created Department of Censorship and Propaganda?

Well now you thinking too much like a progressive. A regular investigation using existing laws should suffice.

[Becker]

2 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Well now you thinking too much like a progressive. A regular investigation using existing laws should suffice.

And which laws would that be?

[bristolboy]

16 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Well now you thinking too much like a progressive. A regular investigation using existing laws should suffice.

An investigation on the grounds Trump invoked by definitioin couldn't be regular since it would clearly be looking to criminalize speech protected under the 1st Amendment.

Edited September 5, 2018 by bristolboy

[spidermike007]

3 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

If these news media people continue to pump ⛽ out inaccurate stories, some needed steps should be forthcoming. 

 

Why is it, that Trump's followers follow lock step with him, when it comes to the criticism of the media, and the so called fake news, and play along with his whole made up fake narrative theme? And yet, they never question the multitude of lies that this charlatan pumps out daily? Does that not strike some as a contradiction of sorts? Even when he is caught in a lie, it is still the fault of the fake news. Strange.

[TGIR]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

But unlike MSNBC, CNN posted double-digit year-over-year viewer declines in prime time and total day.

 

[Thingamabob]

CNN in rapid decline. Sad to see. 

[johnnybangkok]

2 hours ago, heybruce said:

 

Who should do the investigation?  Perhaps a newly created Department of Censorship and Propaganda?

 

 

Why don't you identify a few of these inaccurate stories?

 

 

Same as above:  What ridiculous stories?

 

 

"Imagine that you consistently catch a friend President in lies. And when you confront your friend President with the facts, they double down with bigger lies. Will you ever trust that friend President again?"

 

I fixed if for you.  And no, I will never trust this President.

Why don't you identify a few of these inaccurate stories?

 

You might as well ask ol' Boon if he can tell you next weeks lottery numbers. There's never a cohesive argument or anything resembling facts with most Trumpers and ol' Boon heads the list . It's just the usual, tired, blind backing of their Beloved Leader regardless of how many stories come out to the contrary, to include every major reputable news channel imaginable.

 

 

[joecoolfrog]

The more the Orange Messiah protests , the more it becomes clear that he is in big trouble , and he knows it !

[canuckamuck]

2 hours ago, Becker said:

And which laws would that be?

The relevant ones.

[canuckamuck]

2 hours ago, bristolboy said:

An investigation on the grounds Trump invoked by definitioin couldn't be regular since it would clearly be looking to criminalize speech protected under the 1st Amendment.

No, it would be an investigation to see if laws were being broken. 

[Becker]

11 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

The relevant ones.

Wow, that was lame even by the less than stellar standards of the base man-child supporters.

[canuckamuck]

4 minutes ago, Becker said:

Wow, that was lame even by the less than stellar standards of the base man-child supporters.

Well it was a simple question, easily answered.