Donald Trump Calls Negative Broadcast News Coverage Of Him “Illegal”

Photo: President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for a trip to New York. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Ted Johnson. Deadline – September 19, 2025.

Speaking once again on concerns about free speech following ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, Donald Trump turned to network news coverage of him, calling it “illegal” because of his claim that so much of the reporting is negative on his administration. Trump cited a report that news coverage of him is “97% bad.” “They’ll take a great story, and they will make it bad,” Trump said. “See, I think that’s really illegal. Personally. … You are getting free airwaves from the United States government, and you can’t have that.” […]

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