{"id":2652368,"date":"2026-08-31T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-nbcs-kristen-welker-will-be-reported-to-the-fcc-for-rebuke-or-punishment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:17:41","slug":"trump-says-nbcs-kristen-welker-will-be-reported-to-the-fcc-for-rebuke-or-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-nbcs-kristen-welker-will-be-reported-to-the-fcc-for-rebuke-or-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says NBC&#8217;s Kristen Welker &#8216;Will Be Reported to the FCC for Rebuke or Punishment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-nbcs-kristen-welker-will-be-reported-to-the-fcc-for-rebuke-or-punishment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he plans too report &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; host Kristen Welker to the FCC for claiming his endorsements had mixed results this election cycle.welker acknowledged Trump&#8217;s meaningful influence on the midterms and highlighted some of his successful endorsements, though she also noted mixed outcomes. Trump responded by asserting that his endorsement success rate is extremely high, citing recent victories, and accused Welker of providing inaccurate details to the public. He labeled her and other media outlets as biased against him, emphasizing his overall strong endorsement record and expressing concern over perceived censorship and biases in the media and FCC actions. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discusses regulatory tensions involving<\/a> the FCC, Disney&#8217;s lawsuit against it, and comments from various political figures about media bias and content regulation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump promised on Sunday that \u201cMeet the Press\u201d host Kristen Welker will be reported to the Federal Communications Commission for saying his endorsements this election season have produced \u201cmixed results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the Washington, D.C., NBC affiliate WRC-TV over the weekend, Welker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/30\/trump-kristen-welker-fcc-punish-01056440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> that Trump will \u201cloom large over these midterms. There is no doubt about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she added, \u201cHe, of course, has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries. He\u2019s had some mixed results, but most recently, his pick of Senator Darline Graham, of course, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was successful in her primary battle, so now she takes on Dr. Annie Andrews in South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this broader question: \u2018What impact will President Trump have on the midterms?\u2019 He is urging Republicans and voters to go out and vote like he\u2019s on the ballot. And that could cut both ways, particularly in some of these battleground states and battleground districts, in part because of the backdrop,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-ends-interview-nbcs-kristen-welker-says-shouldnt-question-ca-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welker<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>She contended that the Iran War has caused Trump\u2019s approval ratings to be at their lowest point for his second term. Rasmussen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/prez_track_aug31?utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily tracking poll<\/a> has the president\u2019s approval rating at 42 percent, down from a high of 53 percent when he took office in January 2025. His numbers are slightly improved from July, when they reached a second-term low of 40 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s Kristen Welker ending her career by saying Trump has \u201cmixed results\u201d with his endorsements. => <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLoNuUgJsC\">https:\/\/t.co\/KLoNuUgJsC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQAkNRa7pM\">pic.twitter.com\/YQAkNRa7pM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Kaye (@markkayeshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markkayeshow\/status\/2094387698416902259?\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump responded via <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117184581053116309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  on Sunday, writing, \u201cKristen Welker, the Unpopular \u2018Hostess\u2019 of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has \u2018mixed results\u2019 on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResults are attached. Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kristen Welker, the Unpopular \u201cHostess\u201d of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has \u201cmixed results\u201d on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Xwt7Wiinv\">pic.twitter.com\/0Xwt7Wiinv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump  Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2094048651949851018?\">August 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, she is not the only one. The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything \u2018TRUMP.\u2019 Their new weapon is to say that my 99% SUCCESS Rate on Endorsements, 100% on Senatorial Endorsements (Many of whom were not even given a shot of winning until I Endorsed!), is either a mixed result, or not very good. In actuality, it is, without question, the strongest Endorsement in the History of Politics,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/darline-graham-wins-primary-runoff-big-push-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham,<\/a> Trump noted that she was behind in polling to U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, and would have lost in the runoff without his endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>The president concluded, \u201cThe Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Fox News Sunday night, Trump reiterated that his endorsement record is very good. \u201cOn the races that count, I\u2019m at just about 100 percent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fox News: Donald Trump reviews his endorsement win rate<\/p>\n<p>Senate: \ud83d\udfe2 100%<br \/> House: \ud83d\udfe2 98%<br \/> Governor: \ud83d\udfe2 76%<\/p>\n<p>Total: \ud83d\udfe2 97% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTwJWybEkd\">pic.twitter.com\/nTwJWybEkd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenSourceZone\/status\/2094434380290691433?\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Disney Company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/escalating-pressures-fcc-impacted-views-guest-list-disney-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the FCC earlier this month, claiming that ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d has had to be \u201cmore circumspect\u201d in the content it chooses to air due to \u201cescalating pressures\u201d from the agency.<\/p>\n<p>In May, FCC Commissioner Carr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fcc-asking-public-weigh-whether-view-bona-fide-news-disney-files-petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked the public<\/a> to weigh in on whether \u201cThe View\u201d truly qualifies as a news program and therefore is not subject to broadcast laws requiring it to provide access to differing political views.<\/p>\n<p>The Media Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/the-view-had-128-liberal-guests-only-two-conservatives-2025-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">determined<\/a> that in 2025, \u201cThe View\u201d had 128 left-leaning guests and only two conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-jibbering-dem-sen-plunges-sheer-panic-fcc-chair-brendan-carr-produces-letter-senator-wrote-desperate-keep-quiet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> Carr during a congressional hearing in December for pressuring ABC to take disciplinary action against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination in September.<\/p>\n<p>The host falsely claimed just days after Kirk\u2019s death that his alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, was \u201cMAGA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Markey spent several minutes during the Senate Commerce Committee hearing trying to build the case that Carr has used his position as FCC chairman to censor speech critical of the Trump administration or conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Carr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-jibbering-dem-sen-plunges-sheer-panic-fcc-chair-brendan-carr-produces-letter-senator-wrote-desperate-keep-quiet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed out<\/a> that under federal law, broadcast networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS are to operate in the \u201cpublic interest, convenience, and necessity.\u201d Cable news networks, such as Fox News or CNN, are not subject to that law.<\/p>\n<p>Markey charged, \u201cChairman Carr, you are not reinvigorating the public interest standard; you are weaponizing the public interest standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carr answered, \u201cMy job is to enforce the law as passed by Congress that includes a public interest standard. 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