The head of the Federal Communications Commission says President Donald Trump “is over the target” when it comes to demanding punishment for NBC “Meet the Press” anchor Kristen Welker who reported “mixed results” when it comes to his personal election endorsements.
Appearing on “The Sunday Briefing,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told Peter Doocy of Fox News: “I think President Trump is over the target, and we’re looking at a lot of actions.”
“For instance, there’s a lot of interest right now in fake polls that are out there. And so the FCC may put guidance out soon to remind broadcasters about their obligations with respect to not airing fake polls, particularly of they’re done to suppress people heading into the fall.”
Carr added: “The one thing that President Trump gets fundamentally is that broadcast TV is completely different than other forms of distribution, including cable. And so, many broadcasters right now, they want to break the deal that they cut with the American people.
“They get billions of dollars in taxpayer effectively subsidized distribution, and what they’re supposed to do in exchange is operate in the public interest, not some sort of narrow, partisan interest.”
WATCH:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Trump calling for Kristen Welker to receive “punishment” for accurately saying he has a mixed record on endorsements: “I think President Trump is over the target, and we are looking at a lot of actions” pic.twitter.com/j6eYZKNRzQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 6, 2026
As WorldNetDaily reported, Trump last Sunday said Welker would be reported to the FCC “for rebuke or punishment” after broadcasting a “purposeful inaccuracy” he believes is a very serious threat to America.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump indicated: “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm.
“How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves? Results are attached. Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment. Unfortunately, she is not the only one.
“The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything ‘TRUMP.’ Their new weapon is to say that my 99% SUCCESS Rate on Endorsements, 100% on Senatorial Endorsements (Many of whom were not even given a shot of winning until I Endorsed!), is either a mixed result, or not very good. In actuality, it is, without question, the strongest Endorsement in the History of Politics. If it were not, I would be the first to admit it.
The president continued: “Darline Graham’s run for the Senate was the biggest story in all of Politics, because she wasn’t expected to win, and then, when I Endorsed her, and she easily won, the story of her Victory was hardly covered by anybody.
“Likewise, the future Governor of Oklahoma, who was behind in every Poll, I Endorsed him, he won, and the story was barely covered! The Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter of Fake Polls and Commentary!”
Trump also called on the FCC to stop the broadcast of fraudulent polling, saying: “THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA ARE OUT OF CONTROL, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. FCC TO THE RESCUE!”
Welker had been previewing last week’s “Meet the Press” on NBC affiliate WRC in the nation’s capital when she commented about Trump’s endorsements.
“He’s going to loom large over these midterms,” Welker said. “There’s no doubt about that. He, of course, has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries. He’s had some mixed results, but most recently, his pick of Senator Darline Graham, of course, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was successful in her primary battle, so now she takes on Dr. Annie Andrews in South Carolina.”
NBC News voiced support for Welker, indicating: “Kristen is one of the best in the business and we stand by her.”
This is not the first time Trump has had a serious problem with Welker.
As WorldNetDaily reported on June 7, the president exploded on the NBC anchor, calling her “crooked” to her face before removing his microphone and storming out of the interview, prompting her to whimper and beg the commander in chief to continue.
WATCH THE FIREWORKS:
.@POTUS bodies @kwelkernbc on California’s pathetic excuse for an election system:
“Do you think it’s appropriate that they have an election and five days later they’re nowhere close to picking a winner!? They’re crooked — just like you’re crooked.” pic.twitter.com/a4gwNUm7gC
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 7, 2026
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