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Trump Targets Welker With FCC Threat | Toronto News
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Former President Trump escalated his feud with NBC’s Kristen Welker, accusing her of misreporting his endorsement success and threatening to report her to the FCC — a move experts say lacks legal basis under U.S. law. This latest outburst is part of a long-standing pattern of Trump’s public disdain for media outlets he labels “fake news,” including lawsuits and funding cuts. The FCC, which regulates broadcast communications, has no authority to punish broadcasters for viewpoint-based criticism, as affirmed by the Supreme Court. Welker’s past tense interviews with Trump have also been fraught, underscoring the deepening rift between political figures and the press — a dynamic now sparking legal pushback from news organizations defending journalistic freedom under the First Amendment.
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