
Trump’s FCC Has Weaponizes Broadcast Licenses
From The Hartmann Report by Thom Hartmann
April 29, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 3279
About this episode
The episode discusses how Trump's FCC is using broadcast licenses to target late night comedy and the implications for mental health discussions.
Sabrina Haake of the Haake Take reports that Trump’s $4 billion empire could evaporate. Trump’s FCC Weaponizes Broadcast Licenses To Punish Late Night Comedy. Mental health warned against dangers but were silenced. Dr. Bandy Lee explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Thom Hartmann
Guest: Sabrina Haake
Topics covered
- broadcast licenses
- Trump administration
- mental health
- comedy censorship
- media regulation
Keywords
- Trump
- FCC
- broadcast licenses
- comedy
- mental health
- censorship
- Sabrina Haake
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump’s FCC, Haake Take
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