“Maybe their license should be revoked,” Trump suggested, indicating it would be up to [Federal Communications Commission chief] Brendan Carr.

According to US federal law, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cannot revoke a broadcaster’s license solely based on unfavorable coverage or speech that the government finds objectionable.

Not ‘the last shoe to drop’, says US federal broadcasting chief

“These were local TV stations under FCC licensing with a duty to serve their community’s interests; they resisted Disney’s influence,” it was noted.

“That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!”

Trump administration ‘silencing its critics’

“After years of opposing cancel culture, the administration has dangerously escalated it by consistently threatening media outlets with regulatory action if they don’t silence or dismiss reporters and commentators it disapproves of,” Obama remarked in a statement.