I'm a big believer in free speech and unfortunately probably the most important speech to protect is hate speech. You're not a fan of cancel culture. No, I hate it on both sides.It's like all the stuff that's going on with with Charlie right now. Uh, you know, these people are going out and saying stuff and you know, you're seeing people getting fired or kicked out of school. You don't you don't think they should be fired.I think you're a disgusting human being if you're celebrating the death of another hum ...

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two criminal counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Two people familiar with the matter tell MSNBC one count is obstruction and the second count is false statements. Sources tell MSNBC that the grand jury rejected a third count, which is unknown at this point, but we will effort to get you that information. Donald Trump's Justice Department had been rushing to indict Comey before Tuesday because that's when the statute of limitations ...

Charlie was filled with a patriotic spirit from his youth. And he was an all-American in everything he did. And one of the last things he said to me is, "Please, sir, save Chicago. We're going to do that. We're going to save Chicago from horrible crime." Call me all the time.Sir, we have our country to save. I said, Charlie, thanks very much for telling me that. I appreciate it.Charlie volunteered for my 2016 campaign and traveled the nation with my son Don and Eric. It was Charlie who first started organiz ...

asked earlier about Fallon and Seth Meyers, but are is the president's view that they should also uh be taken off the air shared by the FCC. >> I I don't speak for the president. So, obviously, you know, he speaks for himself on that.Our goal and our obligation here is to make sure that broadcasters are serving the public interest. And if there's local TV stations that don't think that running that programming does it, then they have every right under the law in their contracts to preempt it. And we'll see ...

Free Speech & Political Commentary - The report highlights a shift where conservatives are now mirroring progressive tactics of "cancel culture," but with potentially more impactful consequences due to their official positions [1] - The analysis points out the hypocrisy of conservatives, who previously criticized cancel culture, now engaging in similar behavior [1] - The report suggests that the escalation of these actions is concerning, as government officials are now involved, wielding power through subpoenas and regulatory actions [1] - The report mentions instances of government officials threatening businesses and media outlets, raising concerns about free speech [1][2][3][4] Legal & Regulatory Implications - The report references a situation where the FCC is perceived to be threatening action against a network and its affiliates, potentially impacting their business interests [2][3][4] - The report alludes to legal precedents, such as cases involving businesses refusing service based on personal beliefs, and questions the consistency of current actions with established Supreme Court rulings [5][6]

The right gives the left a dose of cancel culture and regulatory abuse. ...

Joining us now, Wired, senior writer and author of the Interloop newsletter, Jake La Hut, writer at large, host of the Bullwork Podcast and MSNBC political analyst, Tim Miller, and former Republican congressman and former senior adviser for the January 6 Select Committee, Denver Wgleman. All right, got some news from CNBC that we're going to read right now. This is Donald Trump talking to reporters um suggesting the federal government might revoke the licenses of broadcast television networks that are quote ...

Joining us now on the state visit and the tech prosperity deal is Walter Isacson, Pela Weineberg advisory partner to Lane University history professor and a CNBC contributor. Walter, uh, great to to see you this morning. Uh, how are we to to think about this this new mode, right, with CEOs are kind of flying around the world uh, along with the president and obviously trying to stay in good favor and and get behind what uh, what his priorities are. What does it mean for for their execution of business? >> We ...

Social media is a huge part of our politics and lives. Whether we like it or not, it has supercharged this cancelling craze partly because the people run these internet companies to profit off of your outrage or what they call rage bait. And it spreads supposed outrage that really might have died down in other eras.Now the calls to cancel people and entertainers have brought their own backlash with conservatives tapping their own round of outrage for the outrage that allegedly went too far. And maybe all th ...