Good afternoon. The US broadcasting regulator has hit back after Donald Trump demanded the CBS network be stripped of its licence for airing an edited answer in a primetime interview with Kamala Harris.
In a social media outburst, Trump accused the network of “a giant fake news scam” after the 60 Minutes program broadcast a clip from Harris about Israel that was shorter and snappier than the version transmitted in the trailer. The comments were condemned as “threats against free speech” by the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, who said broadcasting licences could not be revoked because a presidential candidate disliked coverage.
