Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "Think of this," Trump told attendees at a rally in Aurora, Colo., this month.
60% : "I think ABC took a big hit last night," Trump said.
54% : "When this person realizes that he is going to be the bride of another prisoner shortly, he will say, 'I'd very much like to tell you exactly who that was,'" Trump told an appreciative crowd at a Texas rally.
53% : "It speaks directly to the First Amendment -- and the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy," Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, tells NPR.To be clear, the government does not license national networks like those targeted by Trump, but the FCC does license local TV and radio stations to use the public airwaves.
45% : And Trump said he wouldn't limit it to the reporters: "The publisher too -- or the top editors."
38% : "This month, Trump has been back at it, slamming CBS repeatedly over its handling of the vice presidential debate and of the network's interview with Harris on 60 Minutes.
31% : On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House, he will exact vengeance on news outlets that anger him.
30% : While campaigning for Republican congressional candidates in 2022, Trump repeatedly pledged to jail reporters who don't identify confidential sources on stories he considered to have national security implications.
26% : More specifically, Trump has pledged to toss reporters in jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses as retribution for coverage he didn't like.
22% : Last year, Trump called for NBC News to be investigated for treason over its coverage of criminal charges he faces.
20% : Trump expressed anger over moderators' decision to fact-check him.
18% : "It's the biggest scandal I have ever seen for a broadcaster," Trump said.
13% : And on Sunday, Trump repeated his complaint to Fox News' Howard Kurtz.

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