Wie Trumps FCC die Rede in Fernsehsendern überwacht

*More from Bloomberg News reporters Gregory Korte and Kelcee Griffis:*

President Donald Trump has long complained about what he sees as unfair treatment from the major television networks, but now he’s employing a new enforcer in the fight: The Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC has broad powers over broadcast station licenses and media mergers, and under Trump it has begun to police speech through a combination of updated guidance, legal leverage and bluster.

That new approach caused a high-profile confrontation between Stephen Colbert, the host of *The Late Show* on CBS, and the network’s new management, resulting in the network running an interview with US Senate candidate James Talarico on YouTube instead of on air. Colbert told viewers that CBS lawyers advised that airing the segment could trigger federal “equal time” obligations for Talarico’s opponents under new guidance issued by the FCC.

[Here’s how the Trump administration is using broadcast rules to pressure media companies.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/how-trump-s-fcc-is-policing-speech-on-tv-networks)

Then it’s time to sue to force the FCC to enforce the same standards for broadcast radio.