Trump Pushes FCC to Silence NBC’s Welker Over Endorsement Coverage
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Trump urged FCC Chair Brendan Carr to rebuke or punish NBC News’ Kristen Welker for reporting on his endorsement results, a move TPM says would weaponize the agency to silence journalists; the piece notes Carr’s alignment with Trump and argues the FCC has no authority to punish journalists, warning such threats threaten press freedom.
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