US EditionPresident Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr urge NBC to fire Seth Meyers
FCC Chair Brendan Carr reposted Trump's call for NBC to fire Seth Meyers amid ongoing criticism of Trump by Meyers on Late Night, reflecting tensions over media and regulatory leverage.
- On Nov. 15, Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr shared a screenshot of President Donald Trump's Truth Social post urging NBC to fire Seth Meyers, `Late Night with Seth Meyers` host.
- Seth Meyers on Monday said he was confused about what set President Donald Trump off, noting the catapult joke aired on a Friday repeat episode.
- The episode recalls a pattern where Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group declined to run Kimmel's show after Brendan Carr warned of FCC scrutiny, while ABC suspended production until Sept. 23.
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Donald Trump and his earlobe nibbler (FCC boss Brendan Carr) are threatening to try and censor some more comedians after their efforts to cancel Jimmy Kimmel went so well (read: not well at all).Over at the right wing white propaganda website formerly known as Twitter, Brendan Carr retweeted some whining from Donald Trump calling for…
Trump found a new late-night target — and the FCC chair is cheering him on
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr Reposts Donald Trump's Demand That NBC Fire Seth Meyers 'Immediately'
Donald Trump said that he wanted NBC to fire 'Late Night ' host Seth Meyers "immediately" on Nov. 15 in a post later shared by Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission.
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