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Even as President Donald Trump attempts to cow media outlets, whether by having them purchased by sympathetic billionaires or pressuring them into settling frivolous litigation, one media outlet is showing that Trump\u2019s efforts can be beaten back.<\/p>\n

Read more Bush advisor warns a shocking betrayal proves no one is safe anymore<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, they\u2019re also turning the tables on him. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe BBC, Great Britain\u2019s state broadcaster, has become that rare thing: a mainstream media organization that has taken a stand against Trump\u2019s rampant bullying,\u201d wrote The Daily Beast’s Tom Latchem on Sunday. \u201cIn October 2024, the BBC aired an hour-long documentary on Trump, in which two clips from his January 6, 2021 speech\u2014given to supporters who had amassed that day in Washington, D.C.\u2014were stitched into what looked like a single seamless call to march on the Capitol and \u2018fight like hell.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The BBC has instead demanded that Trump disclose his financial information as a pretext for him paying them $1 billion, as he is demanding from them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has racked up $86.5 million in settlements with Disney, Paramount Global, and the parent companies of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook despite never having won a defamation case against them in court; the 80-year-old president must have thought BBC would roll over and cough up, too,\u201d Latchem wrote. \u201cInstead, the broadcaster has demanded Trump prove the documentary caused him financial damage by opening the books of his family trust that holds his entire empire, and has attempted to subpoena Don Jr., Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, to testify.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAs a Brit who grew up watching the BBC (and later worked for it in various roles), I couldn\u2019t be prouder of what it is doing to fight Trump\u2019s worst excesses, and I can\u2019t wait to see what happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Trump\u2019s gargantuan ego will be his downfall \u2014 and history proves it<\/a><\/p>\n

The Daily Beast is not alone in celebrating media outlets standing up to Trump. Despite being on opposite sides politically from ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, The Wall Street Journal praised the network for standing up to Trump as he attempts to threaten their broadcasting licenses over their support for Kimmel\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

\u201cABC sued the FCC on Tuesday for \u2018coercing and retaliating\u2019 because it \u2018refuses to bow to the Administration\u2019s demands,\u2019\u201d The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote on Tuesday. \u201cThe lawsuit says the government has violated its First Amendment rights \u2018by launching pretextual regulatory investigations and threatening the Stations\u2019 valuable broadcast licenses.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Describing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as a \u201cmob-boss,\u201d the Journal opined that Trump\u2019s FCC is violating \u201cthe First Amendment by letting the FCC interfere in editorial judgments and suppress disfavored content and viewpoints. ABC\u2019s lawsuit says the FCC\u2019s pressure has resulted in it \u2018passing on further consideration of booking several political candidates,\u2019 and none have appeared on the program since February.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more \u2018He\u2019s dead\u2019: Election guru writes Trump\u2019s political obituary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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