Trump Threatens ABC and NBC Broadcast Licenses After Networks Skip His Speech

CNN, ABC, and NBC declined to air Trump's July 16, 2026 primetime address live; CNN's Kaitlan Collins cited his history of election falsehoods. Trump then called for revoking ABC's and NBC's broadcast licenses. Broadcast licenses are government-issued permits to operate. The threat pressures the FCC (the agency that grants them) and press freedom months before midterms.