Trump Campaign’s Threat on TV Licenses May Be Mostly Bluster
- Broadcasters in battleground states told to stop using ad
- Trump appoints members at FCC which controls TV licenses
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The Trump re-election campaign told TV stations they could lose their operating licenses for airing an ad criticizing the president’s actions in the coronavirus crisis -- a challenge that may be more bluster than actual threat.
President Donald Trump’s campaign, in a letter on Wednesday, told stations in five battleground states to stop showing the ad from Priorities USA, a political action committee that supports Democratic candidate Joe Biden.