President Donald Trump said no television networks should be able to expand, citing the potential growth of what he considers left-wing news networks.

“If this would also allow the Radical Left Networks to ‘enlarge,’ I would not be happy. ABC & NBC, in particular, are a disaster – A VIRTUAL ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY,” Trump said in a social media post Sunday. “They should be viewed as an illegal campaign to the Radical Left. NO EXPANSION OF THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS. If anything, make them SMALLER!”

Trump’s post was in response to a Newsmax story that said Federal Communications Commission head Brendan Carr is moving to give television networks massive reach and push through a merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna Inc.

The FCC didn’t respond to a request for comment on Sunday evening.

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