Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw Daniel CrenshawSecond night of GOP convention outdraws Democrats' event with 19.4 million viewers GOP sticks to convention message amid uproar over Blake shooting The Hill's Convention Report: Mike and Karen Pence set to headline third night of convention MORE (R-Texas) is pushing back against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's suggestion that media coverage and programs like "Saturday Night Live" be challenged in court, calling the First Amendment "the backbone of American exceptionalism."

Crenshaw late Sunday responded to Trump's tweet by agreeing with the president that the media "deliberately misleads and spins."

"It’s legal, and it needs to remain legal," he added, however. "The 1st Amendment is the backbone of American exceptionalism."

Yes, the media deliberately misleads and spins. It’s legal, and it needs to remain legal. The 1st Amendment is the backbone of American exceptionalism. https://t.co/arNwbQsZgL — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) December 17, 2018

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Trump earlier Sunday lashed out at NBC and "SNL" hours after the comedy program featured a sketch that depicted life for Trump administration staffers had the president never been elected.

"A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live," Trump tweeted. "It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal?"

Satirical speech and political speech are both protected by the First Amendment.

Trump has in the past suggested he may consider revoking NBC's broadcast license. Broadcasting licenses are granted to individual stations instead of networks like NBC, however.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai said on multiple occasions last year that the FCC would not revoke those licenses on the basis of a station’s content.

Crenshaw, who was elected last month to represent Texas's 2nd Congressional District, gained national attention after "SNL" comedian Pete Davidson mocked him for his eye patch, which he wears as a result of an injury sustained while serving as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan.

The politician went on the show a week later, where he and Davidson made amends.