Trump asked a federal regulator on Sunday to punish an NBC anchor for describing his own election record accurately.
He wrote it on Truth Social. Kristen Welker, he said, is the "Unpopular 'Hostess' of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press." Her offense: she stated that he has "mixed results" on his endorsements. "How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?" he asked. "Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment."
Then the line that makes this a pattern and not a spat. "Unfortunately, she is not the only one."
He named the man he wants to do it. "I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously." A second post ran in capitals: "THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA ARE OUT OF CONTROL, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. FCC TO THE RESCUE!"
Welker said it on WRC-TV, NBC's Washington station, in the 6 a.m. hour Sunday, trailing that morning's programme — not on Meet the Press, which most outlets got wrong. "He's going to loom large over these midterms," she said. "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... was successful in her primary battle."
