Trump says he will report NBC’s Kristen Welker to the FCC for rebuke or punishment

The post concerned a TV segment Trump did not like.

The FCC’s website states the agency cannot prevent the broadcast of any particular point of view.

Carr did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is a Trump appointee and close ally.

Carr has taken aggressive action against some FCC licensees, particularly ABC.

The ABC license challenge came one day after Trump called for Kimmel’s firing.

In March, Carr issued a threat to broadcasters over Iran war coverage after Trump complained on Truth Social.

Carr has an open investigation into NBC parent Comcast over what he called invidious forms of DEI discrimination.

Anyone can file an FCC complaint, but there is no option for objecting to a news report.

Carr cited his probe of Disney’s diversity practices to justify the ABC license action.

Trump has singled out Carr for praise.

Other outlets, including CNN, have also described Trump’s recent endorsement record as mixed.

On Friday’s Real Time, Bill Maher said he heard from the president after saying Trump used to win all endorsements and is now winning almost none.

Maher indicated the president texted him with charts to disprove the claim.

Welker’s interviews with Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Jim Clyburn discussed the midterms, but she did not ask about Trump’s endorsements.

Trump backed failed gubernatorial candidate Megan Degenfelder in Wyoming.

Welker is not the only journalist or media company Trump has threatened with FCC reports or lawsuits.

POLITICO says it is not the first time Trump has railed against Welker.

Trump has recently launched personal attacks at Maggie Haberman, Kaitlan Collins and Shannon Bream.

Trump criticized Welker last year for questioning then-Sen. Markwayne Mullin on a Pentagon war-plans chat leak.

The White House rapid-response account launched personal insults at CNN’s Kristen Holmes after she questioned Trump.

Trump posted Sunday morning before Meet the Press aired.

The FCC and the White House did not immediately respond to Forbes.

Recent polling has shown Trump’s approval rating reaching record lows as voters complain about the Iran war and rising costs.

Forbes said it is unclear what the FCC would be able to do to impact pollsters.

The FCC can put bumps in the path of the company that owns the station and NBC News.

NBCUniversal is slated to be spun off from Comcast over the next several months.

The FCC probed whether The View violated equal-time laws after James Talarico appeared in February.

In January the FCC issued guidance that late-night and daytime hosts needed to give equal time to political candidates.

Carr has insisted the FCC is not acting at the direction of the president.

Amir Hassan lost a Michigan U.S. House primary to an opponent who had suspended his campaign.

Carr denied that his nearly unprecedented ABC license review was related to Trump’s calls to fire Jimmy Kimmel last year.

Welker told viewers Trump had agreed to another sit-down and blamed the rain for complications.

CBS canceled Stephen Colbert’s show after he criticized a network settlement with Trump while a parent-company merger needed FCC approval.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll this month put Trump’s national approval at 33 percent, the lowest of his presidency.

Graham Nordone easily defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in the primary.

New reporting suggests Trump’s approval ratings are plummeting with Republicans.

A Franklin & Marshall College poll this month put Trump’s Pennsylvania approval at 27 percent.

Trump’s South Carolina refrain while campaigning for Graham Nordone was pretend I’m on the ballot.

Trump pointed out that his 2026 endorsement success rate is in the high 90s.