British Regulator Investigating GB News Because...It Interviewed President Trump
Ofcom, the British regulator, is investigating GB News for airing an interview with President Donald Trump. The investigation centers on claims that the channel failed to challenge Trump's statements regarding climate change. This follows a previous decision by Ofcom not to investigate the original broadcast of the interview.
- ▪Ofcom is reviewing a GB News interview with President Trump for allegedly failing to challenge his claims about climate change.
- ▪The regulator had initially declined to investigate the original airing but decided to do so after a rerun was broadcast.
- ▪GB News has previously faced scrutiny from Ofcom, including a fine for providing an uncontested platform to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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| Publication time | Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:40:00 -0400 |
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British Regulator Investigating GB News Because...It Interviewed President Trump David Strom 6:40 PM | June 02, 2026 AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin This mirrors the European Union's threats to fine Elon Musk's companies if President Trump were allowed to participate in a live stream on X. You may recall that incident. Thierry Breton, who was the unelected bureaucrat in charge of the EU's censorship regime, sent a letter to Elon Musk threatening to fine all of Musk's companies billions of dollars if he held a "Spaces" interview with Trump. All those liberals who worried about foreign interference with our elections seemed fine with that, until Musk gave Breton the finger.
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