President Donald Trump sent out a cheery Christmas greeting early Wednesday morning just three minutes after threatening to shut down US broadcasters if their programs did not provide him with more positive coverage. In a Truth Social post sent out at 12:36 am, Trump renewed his threat to once again strip broadcast licenses from networks that cover or portray him and his administration in a negative light.
“If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are
almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party,
shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated?” Trump wrote. “I say, YES!”
Just three minutes afterward, at 12:39 am, Trump posted an all-caps message that read, “MERRY
CHRISTMAS!!!!!”
It is unclear what sparked Trump’s latest threat,
although shortly before it was posted he lashed out at comedian Stephen
Colbert, whose time hosting CBS’ “The Late Show” is set to end in
May 2026.
“Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent
or anything else necessary for show business success,” he wrote. “Now, after being terminated by CBS, but
left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent
ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes. A dead man walking! CBS should,
‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!”
While Trump frequently delivered angry rants about media
coverage throughout his first term, his words appear to be carrying
significantly more weight during his second term.
For example, the announcement of Colbert’s cancellation
raised eyebrows earlier this year because it came shortly before the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
signed off on an $8 billion deal for CBS parent company Paramount
to be bought by Skydance Media, the company founded by David Ellison, son of
Trump ally Larry Ellison.
Weeks after this, Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan
Carr threatened to rescind broadcast licenses for Disney-owned ABC unless
it took late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, a frequent Trump critic, off the air. Hours
after Carr’s threat, Kimmel’s show was suspended before being put back on the
air days later amid a public outcry.
Over the weekend, CBS News boss Bari
Weiss spiked a segment on the network’s flagship news
program “60 Minutes” that cast a critical eye on the Trump
administration for sending hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a
notorious El Salvadoran prison where they were allegedly subjected to abuse
and torture.
Weiss’ decision to at least temporarily quash the story
came as Larry Ellison is making a hostile bid to buy Warner Brothers Discovery
that will once again need FCC approval in the future in order to succeed.
-Brad Reed, Common Dreams
"Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement. What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K’s, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and yesterday, a 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected. Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had. We are respected again, perhaps like never before. God Bless America!!! President DJT"
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