Trump’s FCC Has Weaponizes Broadcast Licenses

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

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Organizations: Trump’s FCC, Haake Take

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