In 2017, the Trump administration changed the rules. It used to be that you couldn't own TV stations that reach more than 39% of the US market. Nextar and Sinclair, if they merge, 60% of the American household will be served by TV stations that this one giant merge company would own. And so Trump realized that these regulations to prevent antitrust are a way of building power for an authoritarian government. (15:12–15:22)
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Asserts that a Nextar and Sinclair merger would control TV stations serving 60% of American households.
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