The chairman snapped after watch a TV show he did n’t like and said CBS should lose its license .
President Donald Trumpon Sunday called for “maximum fines and punishment” against CBS and its corporate parent, Paramount, over Sunday night’s60 Minutesbroadcast.
In two separate posts on his Truth Social website , Trumpcomplainedabout the show ’s interview with then - Vice PresidentKamala Harrislast year ― which he issuingthe ship’s company over ― andrailed againstSunday dark ’s report on Greenland and the war in Ukraine .
He urged FCC Chair Brendan Carr , who wasnamed to the positionby Trump , to deliver “ substantial ” penalties to the web for what he called “ unconventional and illegal demeanor . ”
“ CBS is out of control , at levels never seen before , and they should pay a big price for this , ” he wrote .
TheUkraine segmentfeatured an interview with the nation ’s Chief Executive , Volodymyr Zelenskyy , by letter writer Scott Pelley . Pelley noted that Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine “ straight off ” and before even taking berth , which did not bump .
Pelley asked Zelenskyy about Trump ’s untrue claim that Ukrainestartedthe war , and that Zelenskyy is a “ dictator . ”
“ I believe , sadly , Russian narratives are triumph in the U.S. , ” Zelenskyy said .
“They are not a ‘News Show,’ but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as ‘News,’ and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing,” the president wrote. “They should lose their license!”
Theother segmentthat triggered Trump involvedGreenland , an autonomous Danish dominion that the president insistedshould becomepart of the United States .
But on60 Minutes , Greenlanders gave Trump a moderately frigid reception .
Aqqaluk Lynge , an Inuit sr. statesman , said Trump ’s joint address before Congress , saying the U.S. would get Greenland “ one way or the other , ” was “ slimy . ”
“ We all noticed that in Greenland , ” Lynge said . “ All of us . ”This article originally appeared onHuffPost .
