Trumpâs FCC chair wants American media to work like Iranâs state TV | Caitlin Vogus
If Brendan Carr and the US presidentâs attacks on the press arenât stopped, the outcome could be dire Over the weekend, Donald Trump fumed on Truth Social about newspapers covering attacks on US tanker aircrafts in Saudi Arabia. Within hours, the Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, reposted Trumpâs rant and vowed to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who air what he called âfake newsâ. For some extra brownie points, Carr tossed in a line about Trumpâs âlandslide election victoryâ, too. Early on Monday, Trump completed the sycophantic cycle with a second post announcing that he was âthrilledâ by Carrâs threats and accusing unnamed media outlets of âtreasonâ and a lack of patriotism for reporting on AI fakes linked to Iran. (Itâs not clear what Trump was referring to, since the media has regularly reported on those fakes to debunk them.) Carrâs threats make no sense under the law, and he knows theyâre wrong. But thatâs never stopped him before. Carr has attacked late-night comedians, talkshows, major networks, public broadcasters and radio stations, while purging the word âindependentâ from the FCC website. His message is clea
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