Trump urges Google to put Univision back on YouTube TV, calling removal ‘VERY BAD’ for GOP

President Trump urged Google to put Univision back on YouTube TV, saying the country’s leading Spanish-language broadcaster will be key in next year’s midterm elections.

Univision got the boot from YouTube TV, which has about 8 million subscribers, last week as it fought Google over carriage fees.

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

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

Univision did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.

It’s just the latest carriage fee dispute at YouTube TV, an increasingly popular option for customers frustrated by pricey satellite and cable packages. 

Google recently struck a deal with NBCUniversal after a similar fight over carriage fees threatened its hold on popular programming like “Sunday Night Football” and “Saturday Night Live!”

But this time, the dispute has turned political.

“Thank you very much President Trump for recognizing the impact of Univision and the importance of Hispanics. We take pride in Univision representing the voice of Hispanic America,” Daniel Alegre, chief executive of TelevisaUnivision, wrote in a post on X Saturday. 

During Fox News’ “Mornings with Maria” on Monday, Alegre accused the tech giant of a “Hispanic tax” – calling the blackout “tone-deaf” and discriminatory.

He also extended his thanks to other political figures who have chimed in on the carriage battle – from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who was recently entangled in ABC’s brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

Google, which owns YouTube TV, argued that the stand-off concerns Univision’s ratings.

“TelevisaUnivision has over 160 million subscribers and billions of views across YouTube, where they generate ad revenue from their content,” a YouTube spokesperson told The Post.

“On our paid live TV subscription service, YouTube TV, however, TelevisaUnivision only represents a tiny fraction of overall consumption.”

Trump weighed in on the matter just a few days after YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from him. The president had accused the video-streaming platform of censorship after it suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

YouTube will give $22 million to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall to help fund the construction of the White House State Ballroom, according to court filings.

An additional $2.5 million will go to a group of Trump allies, including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.