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Sep 20, 2025 40 min

Trump Crackdown Faces Backlash

from The Weekend Hosted by Jonathan Capehart, Jackie Alemany, Eric Lipton, Jeremy Peters, Dr. Kavita Patel, Matt Platkin, Eugene Daniels, Adam Serwer

September 20, 2025; 7am: President Trump made a pledge during his inaugural address for free speech. Now 8 months later, that pledge is not holding up. Since Jimmy Kimmel’s unprecedented suspension, Trump and the FCC are now threatening to revoke licenses of broadcasters if they're critical of the president. MSNBC contributor Jeremy Peters and staff writer for “The Atlantic” Adam Serwer joins “The Weekend” to discuss. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnbc TikTok: @theweekendmsnbc To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Growing Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s assault on the First Amendment.

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