NBC gives Trump campaign free NASCAR air time after Harris appears on Saturday Night Live
Entertainment,NASCAR,Saturday Night Live,Politics,Sports
NBC provided former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign commercial time for free during Sunday’s NASCAR playoff race after his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, appeared on Saturday Night Live on the network over the weekend. The decision to offer to the free air time was due to the Federal Communication Commission’s “equal time” rule, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing a source. Under FCC rules, a legally qualified candidate for office cannot be "unfairly given less access to the airwaves—outside of bona fide news exemptions—than their opponent." During the time...
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