Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war
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What happened: President Trump and the Federal Communications Commission chairman are demanding more positive media coverage of the Iran war. On Saturday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr issued yet another threat to revoke licenses from news broadcasters, claiming without...
Cross-source context: /news/ - News highlights fCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war - "/news/ - Current News; is 4chan Associated Press (Top) highlights comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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Carr makes evidence-free claim of "hoaxes and news distortions." Trump is thrilled.
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/fcc-broadcast-permits-iran-war-news
President Donald Trump points to a bust of Winston Churchill as he speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2026-03-17T16:21:14Z
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres
President Trump and the Federal Communications Commission chairman are demanding more positive media coverage of the Iran war. On Saturday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr issued yet another threat to revoke licenses from news broadcasters, claiming without...
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/fcc-broadcast-permits-iran-war-news
President Donald Trump points to a bust of Winston Churchill as he speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2026-03-17T16:21:14Z
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/fcc-broadcast-permits-iran-war-news
President Donald Trump points to a bust of Winston Churchill as he speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2026-03-17T16:21:14Z
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres
US President Trump welcomed the resignation of NCTC director Joe Kent, calling him "very weak on security" after Kent protested the Iran war. Kent stated Iran posed no imminent threat, attributing the conflict to Israeli pressure. Republicans defended the strikes, while Democrats sided with Kent, hi
