Trump has raised the prospect of challenging media licences for NBC News and other news networks after [unfavorable] reports.

…Last week, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders assured reporters that Donald Trump was an “incredible advocate” of constitutional free-press protections. This week, the president is contemplating – just wondering! – whether a broadcaster could be forced off the airwaves because he doesn’t approve of its news coverage.

…Taking pot-shots at journalists is one thing, of course. Contemplating the use of government coercion to stifle a broadcaster because of its news content is another.

Trump threatens broadcaster NBC after nuclear report – BBC News

Unamerican asswipe.