Posted on 10/11/2017 10:37:57 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
A GOP senator slammed President Trump on Wednesday night for his repeated threats to revoke the licenses of television networks over negative coverage.
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse questioned whether Trump was upholding his presidential oath to protect the constitution by making the threats on the media. “Mr. President: Words spoken by the President of the United States matter,” Sasse said in a statement.
“Are you tonight recanting of the oath you took on January 20th to preserve , protect, and defend the First Amendment?”
The statement caused reaction from former presidential candidate Jeb Bush who retweeted the remarks in a show of support.
Trump had tweeted earlier on Wednesday night “Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked.”
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Add sassy Sasse to the list of RINOs to be targeted at their next reelection attempts.
This guy Sasse is the biggest scum-bag in the senate & that’s saying something.
So broadcast licensing is contrary to the first amendment? is that what this idiot is saying?
Sasse is an ass, and the MSM is the Country’s greatest threat.
I’m confused. Can you lose your license/channel/whatever it’s called because you are partisan?
i dont know
It’s always the same handful of douche bags. Why is that?
every time I see a GOP senator on CNN or MSNBC I skip to the next channel fast because I know they’re sell outs and are only doing interviews to attack POTUS on the leftwing shows.
Sasse comes up in 2020. I’m guessing that he’s already noticed discussions by people to primary him. Sasse is a Yale guy. Probably has a plan B of getting into CNN or NBC after he wraps up 2020.
I am SO glad I get the chance to vote against this guy next time he’s up.
I have no idea what the conditions are to yank a license. All I know is, if you have to have a license, you essentially need the governments permission to broadcast. So what the hell is Sassafrass talkin’ about. These mutts don’t even understand the Constitution for F’s sake.
Get ‘em Luircin. I’ll take care of Feinstein. (lol)
We do not have a "Free Press" in the so-called "Mainstream Media". We have a corpocracy that relentlessly shills for the Democrats. They deserve every criticism levelled against them and more.
Sasse should be removed in the next available primary election.
He’s right. President Trump shouldn’t threaten the press, he should be arresting editors and writers and owners who refuse to stop the media conspiracy of discrediting the United States and publishing national security secrets and the general overall seditious behavior.
There is benign sedition, then their is malevolent sedition and there is no fine line between the two.
WTF is he up for reelection?
What NBC reported is the kind of stuff that could lead to war. What if they were to report that Trump plans on nuking North Korea? And they know it’s a lie? Shouldn’t they be held accountable?
Networks aren’t licensed. Their individual affiliates hold the licenses.
I really have no idea what I'm talking about. But I still think I have a better grasp than Sasse.
They own TV stations in the major cities (NY, LA, Chicago)
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