Trump’s Thank You Gift to the Nation’s Worst Local TV News Owner

Sinclair uses its nearly 200 stations as a MAGA megaphone. Now it can gobble up even more stations after a recent move by Trump's FCC.

Jennifer Schulze is a longtime Chicago journalist. She’s on Bluesky @newsjennifer.bsky.social. Subscribe to her Substack, Indistinct Chatter.

Sinclair Broadcasting is continues to be one of Donald Trump’s biggest, most reliable media boosters. With nearly 200 local television stations scattered across the country, it’s a powerful MAGA megaphone, especial…