US EditionTrump threatens ABC News broadcast license after reporter asks about Epstein
President Trump demanded the Federal Communications Commission review ABC's broadcast licenses after an ABC reporter's questions on Jeffrey Epstein sparked his ire.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, seated beside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, urged the FCC to revoke ABC's broadcast license after reporter Mary Bruce questioned him about Jeffrey Epstein.
- Mary Bruce, ABC News reporter, pressed Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman about U.S. intelligence linking him to Jamal Khashoggi's killing and asked why Trump would not release Jeffrey Epstein files before Tuesday's House vote.
- Trump attacked ABC News coverage, saying `I think the license should be taken away from ABC` and called its news `97% negative to Trump` before refusing further questions.
- Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez rejected Trump's threats, saying the Federal Communications Commission issues eight-year station licenses and has not revoked one in more than four decades.
- Amid scrutiny over President Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, late sex offender, and Trump Organization talks with Saudi partners, the incident continues a pattern of media/regulatory pressure as a recurring tactic.
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Trump schools ABC reporter Mary Bruce, threatens to pull broadcast license
ABC's Mary Bruce used President Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ask about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Epstein files, and conflicts of interest.
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Trump attacks ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce in angry response to three sharp questions
President Donald Trump denounced ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce as a “terrible reporter” and threatened the network's license to broadcast after she asked three sharp questions in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Donald Trump lashes out at 'terrible' reporter for Epstein question
U.S. President Donald Trump called on ABC’s broadcast licence to be revoked while also calling a reporter “a terrible person and a terrible reporter” after she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein files and his family's business.
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Trump urges FCC to take ABC licenses after reporter question | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today that broadcasting licenses used by affiliates of Walt Disney’s ABC should be “taken away” after he disagreed with a question posed by a reporter for the network. Trump made the comment after a reporter for ABC News asked Trump about the Jeffrey Epstein political scandal during an Oval Office event with the Saudi crown prince.
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