President Trump demanded the FCC rebuke or punish NBC's Kristen Welker for describing his presidential endorsement record as having 'mixed results,' claiming her assessment was a 'purposeful inaccuracy.' This follows a pattern of Trump using the FCC as a tool to target journalists and news organizations he disagrees with.
Background
Trump has repeatedly threatened to use the FCC to punish media outlets, leveraging the commission's regulatory authority over broadcast licenses as political leverage. The FCC oversees broadcasting standards and can issue fines or threaten license renewals for public airwave violations.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026 at 02:39 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10