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Democrats Want FCC to Reject Trump Campaign Threat to Broadcasters

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal
   Communications Commission (FCC) ChairmanAjitPai to reassure
   broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses for airing
   advertisements critical of President Donald Trump.

   On March 25, Trump's campaign sent letters to broadcasters in Florida,
   Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin demanding they stop
   airing an ad critical of Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak
   and suggested continued airings "could put [the] station's license in
   jeopardy."

   The states are all expected to be battleground states that could prove
   decisive in November's presidential election. Such states are hotly
   contested because their populations can swing either to Republicans or
   Democrats.

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