Trump urges YouTube TV to add Univsion back to channel lineup

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 October 6, 2025

YouTube TV is a massive provider of television to millions of U.S. voters, and President Donald Trump is urging the American Spanish-language network Univision to make a return to the streaming content provider.

According to Breitbart, Trump is urging the network to rejoin YouTube TV as the provider specifically reaches a significant number of Spanish-speaking American households, and the president believes it could have a significant effect on the next election. 

Trump argued that the network's recent removal from YouTube TV could be detrimental for Republicans in the 2026 election and beyond.

The president made the demand in a Truth Social post over the weekend, urging the two companies to strike a deal.

What's going on?

Trump held nothing back in his post, even going as far as complimenting YouTube TV, calling it "amazing."

“I hope Univision, a great and very popular Hispanic Network, can get BACK onto the very amazing Google/YouTube,” he posted on Truth Social late Saturday. “It has been taken out of their package, which is VERY BAD for Republicans in the upcoming Midterms."

President Trump complimented the Spanish-speaking network for airing a special last election season that garnered massive ratings.

“They were so good to me with their highest rated ever political Special, and I set a Republican Record in Hispanic voting. Google, for the purpose of FAIRNESS, please let Univision back! President DJT," Trump wrote.

The network was dropped by YouTube TV recently, which sparked massive backlash from its millions of viewers who count on watching it through YouTube TV.

Breitbart noted:

YouTube TV, owned by Google, dropped the broadcaster and its affiliates from its package last week after failing to reach a contract deal.

Its owner, TelevisalUniversion, issued a blistering statement early last week on the move.

Statement released

Univision released a scathing statement regarding the situation with YouTube TV.

"Google’s YouTube TV has refused to “Do the Right Thing” and dropped Univision from its platform—stripping millions of Hispanic viewers of the Spanish-language news, sports, and entertainment they rely on every day," the statement read.

The statement added, "Google’s actions are especially tone-deaf and egregious on the eve of a potential government shutdown, disregarding the appeals of government officials and Hispanic organizations who urged them to keep Univision on the main bundle."

Only time will tell if Trump's intervention will exert enough influence to change the situation.

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