Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator

Author: Umar FarooqPublished on: August 30, 2026Country: United States

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Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator

U.S. President Donald Trump stated he would report NBC journalist Kristen Welker to the FCC for 'rebuke or punishment' after she described his endorsements of electoral candidates as having 'mixed results'. Trump criticized this statement on Truth Social, claiming that 98% of the candidates he endorsed won their elections. He also expressed his dissatisfaction with news networks, labeling them as 'crooked networks'.

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