Overview
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told Fox News he is “looking at a lot of actions” and said the commission may issue guidance to broadcasters about airing so‑called “fake polls,” with the comments made Sunday during an interview.
- President Trump had posted on Truth Social that he would report NBC’s Kristen Welker to the FCC for “rebuke or punishment” after she said his endorsement record was “mixed.”
- NBC publicly defended Welker and said the network stands by her reporting after the president’s threat.
- FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez and legal analysts noted the agency’s power to police news content is limited by law and the First Amendment, and Carr has not defined what would count as a “fake poll” or what penalties guidance would include.
- The episode arrives while broadcasters are suing the FCC over alleged retaliatory actions and could prompt more litigation, change how local stations treat polling coverage, and sharpen political pressure on regulators ahead of the midterm elections.