Trump ‘Thrilled’ With FCC’s Carr Warning Networks on Coverage

President Donald Trump said he’s “thrilled” the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters to “course correct” on news coverage or risk losing their licenses, slamming media outlets for their portrayal of the Iran war.

“I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic “News” Organizations,” Trump wrote in a social media post Sunday, accusing media outlets of misrepresenting the latest developments of the war and spreading what he called Iranian disinformation.

Brendan Carr

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Trump’s latest attack against the media comes ...