LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him ‘bad publicity’ to be revoked

Politics

President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that "97%" of some network coverage was negative toward him.

Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above.

"They give me only bad publicity or press," Trump said. "They're getting a license, I think maybe their license should be taken away. It's up to Brendan Carr."

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Carr is the FCC chairman whose threats against ABC came before the network suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel after his joke about Trump and Charlie Kirk. Trump called Carr "a patriot."

"He loves our country and he's a tough guy," Trump said of Carr.

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