FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said Trump’s pending complaint with the agency would factor into the group’s review of the deal.
Carr noted to Fox News host Dana Perino how the FCC gave broadcast networks “free access to a valuable public resource, the airwaves” in exchange that “they have to serve the public interest.” He then brought up a conservative watchdog’s complaint to the FCC overediting of its Harris interview last month, saying it would become a factor in how the agency reviewed the transaction.transcript is something that is likely to arise in the context of the FCC review of that transaction," he said.
The conflation of the two further indicates Trump intends to pursue withdrawing the broadcast licenses of networks whose coverage he disagrees with.“Broadcast media have had the privilege of using a scarce and valuable public resource—our airwaves,“ Carr wrote in an early Monday post. ”In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest. When the transition is complete, the FCC will enforce this public interest obligation.
Carr’s statement is also one of the first instances of a 2024 Trump appointee threatening to meddle in a business transaction that intersects with Trump’s vendettas, a facet of Trump’s first administration.in 2019 that Trump ordered two White House officials to force the Justice Department to try and block AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner, and speculation arose over whether his hatred of CNN influenced his attempts to nuke the deal.
After journalist Aaron Rupar shared a clip on X of the Fox News interview and noted Carr was “threatening to harass NBC and CBS over MAGA conspiracy theories,” Carr did not dispute his intent to weaponize the agency to go after the networks in a “Thank you for sharing, Aaron, One quick note: I’m not a nominee. I am already confirmed through 2029. So becoming Chairman just requires a letter designation from the President. Enjoy!”
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