Trump Calls for DirectTV Boycott Over OAN Removal

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Former President Trump is demanding his followers boycott DirectTV over the company’s plan to drop One America News Network (OAN). During the 2020 election cycle, then-President Trump repeatedly praised OAN for its reporting while bashing Fox News.

The Hill reports:

“If AT&T/DirecTV cancels OAN, I hope that everyone will boycott and cancel DirecTV,” Trump said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “It is a very popular channel, far more popular than most would understand, and they are being treated horribly by the Radical Left lunatics running the networks.

Trump accused DirectTV of intentionally trying to prevent the network from growing and gaining a larger audience.

“Don’t let it happen, cancel DirecTV,” the former president said. “If you feel infringed by what this Communist movement is doing, cancel DirecTV!”

Last month, DirecTV, which is owned by AT&T Inc. and TPG Inc., notified Herring Networks Inc., which owns and operates OAN, that it would not renew its contract to broadcast the network. OAN’s current contract with DirecTV is reportedly set to expire in April.

DirecTV is OAN’s largest distributor, with the vast majority of its revenues reportedly coming from its current deal. Other cable providers like Verizon Fios and smaller carries have kept OAN, and it is available to stream online through KloudTV.

Republicans have cited DirecTV’s decision as evidence of what they say is corporate America and Big Tech’s efforts to suppress Trump supporters and conservatives.



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