President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled his support for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoking ABC and NBC News’ broadcasting licenses, calling the media outlets an “arm of the Democratic Party.” But press freedoms and laws governing the FCC would hamper any effort to carry out the threat.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump reiterated a long-running push for the Federal Communications Commission to revoke station licenses of two major U.S. broadcasters and charge them for using the public airwaves,

Newsweek contacted the White House, ABC News, NBC News and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which has oversight over broadcasting licenses, for comment on Monday via email outside of regular office hours.