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ABC is acting as an unlikely First Amendment champion

NPR | By David Folkenflik
Published June 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM CDT

ABC and its parent company Disney are fighting President Trump's top broadcast regulator, saying his demand to accelerate the review of their eight local stations' license renewal is unconstitutional.

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David Folkenflik
David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.