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minus-squarejdnewmil@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·11 days agoI wasn’t aware that ABC was the government. They may be acting like Trump’s personal toadies, but I am pretty sure they are a private organization.
minus-squareperfectlyundone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·11 days agoABC acted after the chair of the FCC threatened ABC. The unconstitutional act was the FCC threat as a reaction to protected speech.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up19·11 days agoHell, the President himself threatened ABC: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/politics/video/trump-threatens-to-go-after-abc-news-reporter-digvid-vrtc
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoNo, that was Jonathan Karl of the American Broadcasting Company. But you’re right in that he also threatened John Lyons of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at the same event: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/donald-trump-clashes-with-australian-abc-journalist-and-hints-at-albanese-meeting And Trump did distinguish between the two ABCs, mentioning the leader of Australia to the Australian, and the lawsuit against ABC to the American.
minus-squareFormfiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoTrump is literally using the government agencies to threaten “free speech “ that is blatantly unconstitutional
minus-squareEnoril@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoPrivate organizations that need gouvernement approval for their juicy merger. So its money + coercion organized at the highest level of your country. Welcome to USA, the land of the nazis 2nd edition
I wasn’t aware that ABC was the government. They may be acting like Trump’s personal toadies, but I am pretty sure they are a private organization.
ABC acted after the chair of the FCC threatened ABC. The unconstitutional act was the FCC threat as a reaction to protected speech.
Hell, the President himself threatened ABC: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/politics/video/trump-threatens-to-go-after-abc-news-reporter-digvid-vrtc
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No, that was Jonathan Karl of the American Broadcasting Company.
But you’re right in that he also threatened John Lyons of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at the same event: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/donald-trump-clashes-with-australian-abc-journalist-and-hints-at-albanese-meeting
And Trump did distinguish between the two ABCs, mentioning the leader of Australia to the Australian, and the lawsuit against ABC to the American.
Trump is literally using the government agencies to threaten “free speech “ that is blatantly unconstitutional
Private organizations that need gouvernement approval for their juicy merger. So its money + coercion organized at the highest level of your country.
Welcome to USA, the land of the nazis 2nd edition