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Trump Threatens to Report NBC’s Kristen Welker to the FCC

HeadlineAug 31, 2026

President Trump ⁠on Sunday threatened to report NBC’s Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission for her comments on Trump’s endorsement of GOP candidates. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Welker, who is the longtime host of “Meet the Press,” should face “rebuke or punishment” from the FCC for saying Trump’s political endorsements have yielded “mixed results” in recent primary elections ahead of midterms in November. Trump lashed out: “How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?” He went on to accuse what he described as the “radical left news” of harassment and libel. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has often sided with Trump in his attacks against the press and free speech.

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