President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled his support for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoking ABC and NBC News’ broadcasting licenses, calling the media outlets an “arm of the Democratic Party.” But press freedoms and laws governing the FCC would hamper any effort to carry out the threat.

Trump complains that ABC News and NBC News regularly publish "bad stories" about him, and suggested the networks lose their local TV licenses.

President Donald Trump slammed NBC and ABC for unfair coverage of conservatives and questioned why they aren’t paying “millions of dollars” in licensing fees. Trump has a history of distrust in the media,