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FCC Chair Says ABC’s Decision to Not Broadcast Trump Speech Live Will Be Part of Agency’s Review of Station Licenses

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FCC Chair Says ABC’s Decision to Not Broadcast Trump Speech Live Will Be Part of Agency’s Review of Station Licenses
Jul 22, 2026 11:24am PT FCC Chair Says ABC’s Decision to Not Broadcast Trump Speech Live Will Be Part of Agency’s Review of Station Licenses

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xpangler See All WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. This is Carr’s first time appearing before Congress as the Chairman of the FCC. (Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images) Getty Images

Are TV broadcasters obligated to carry the U.S. president’s comments live on their government-licensed airwaves? The current head of the FCC indicated that he believes they are.

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, said Wednesday that the agency will consider ABC‘s decision to not carry a live broadcast President Donald Trump‘s July 16 speech about U.S. election security as part of its early review of licenses to eight ABC-owned stations.

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