Trump advocates for YouTube to allow Univision’s return to the platform

Los Angeles.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, spoke in favor of the Spanish-language network Univision and requested its return after being removed from the YouTube TV platform last Tuesday, failing to reach a contractual agreement with the parent company Google.

The leader said in a Truth Social message that he hopes the network, one of the most-watched among the Hispanic community, “can return to the incredible Google/YouTube.” YouTube TV canceled Univision’s Spanish channels on Tuesday night when the contract they had for the distribution of their content expired, which also includes the removal of programming from Unimás and local television stations such as Univision 34, Los Angeles. Trump considered Univision’s removal from the YouTube TV package “VERY BAD for Republicans” in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Univision Noticias separately invited the candidates for the White House in the past elections to answer questions from the public, which Trump today considered helped him win more voters within that community against Democrat Kamala Harris.

“They were very nice to me with their special, highest-rated politician, and I set a Republican record in the Hispanic vote. Google, for justice, please let Univision come back!” said the president.

The parent company Televisa/Univision said in a statement that the platform “has refused to ‘Do the Right Thing’ … depriving millions of Hispanic viewers of the news, sports, and entertainment in Spanish that they consume daily.” Univision called on viewers to support them and demand that their programming be included on the popular platform, but on social media there have been criticisms for the television station’s alleged support for the Trump administration. Google said in a statement that if Univision’s programming remains unavailable to YouTube TV subscribers for an extended period, it will offer a credit or a refund depending on their billing provider. The tech giant is in talks with Telemundo, owned by NBCUniversal, whose contract also expired last Tuesday but announced that it seeks to negotiate.