Overview
- Brendan Carr called mainstream news "drastically out of touch" and declared "This isn't Ronald Reagan's FCC."
- Asked if he expects to take a big network to court, Carr replied, "I think it'll happen."
- The FCC opened an investigation last week into ABC’s The View over equal-time concerns tied to an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, with Carr questioning longstanding exemptions for such shows.
- Carr praised CBS under David Ellison and Bari Weiss for "doing a great job" and for experimenting with new formats.
- He criticized outlets including the Washington Post, Time, ABC News, and journalists such as Jim Acosta and Don Lemon, and said he does not regret targeting Jimmy Kimmel, quipping he was the reason Kimmel "didn't get fired."