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Trump got triggered to hell.

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Edit at 12:53 a.m.: did some digging and there's no evidence that Megan Cassella has said this. Although it's still funny but might be false quoting/meme.

However. She did piss him off with this.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused Democrats of “weaponizing” the Federal Communications Commission while appearing Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.”

Carr made the remark after host Sara Eisen asked him if he would be OK if Democrats gain power over the agency if a Democratic president is elected. She also questioned what Carr’s reaction would be if Democrats “assert the [same] power” and enforcement on conservative media.

“Well, Democrats were in charge of the FCC in the Biden era. They claimed far more sweeping powers than I’m suggesting, and for overtly partisan political reasons unlike the steps that we’re taking,” Carr said. “So for instance, during the Biden years, they teed up potentially not renewing a Fox broadcast TV license for content on Fox News Cable.”

The next time a MAGA person shouts "fake news" at you, you might want to remind them that back in 2016 Donald Trump confessed to 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl that he attacks the press so that "no one will believe" the "negative stories" about him that they report. Consequently, I thought I'd reblog this old story about what he said, just to remind people.

Alex Samuels at Daily Kos:

During a wide-ranging interview on CNBC Thursday, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr hinted that Jimmy Kimmel’s show might not be the last casualty in President Donald Trump’s ongoing war on the media and the First Amendment. Host Carl Quintanilla asked Carr whether the FCC shares Trump’s desire for NBC to take Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers off the air next. While Carr said that he doesn’t speak for the president, he suggested more media upheaval could be on the horizon. 

“Our goal and our obligation is to make sure broadcasters are serving the public interest,” he said. “We’re in the midst of a massive shift in dynamics in the media ecosystem for lots of reasons, including the permission structure that President Trump’s election has provided. I would simply say we’re not done yet with seeing the consequences of that shift.” Co-host David Faber then pressed him on what “we’re not done yet” means. 

“Will you only be pleased when none of these comedians have a show on broadcast television?” he asked. “It’s not about any particular show or any particular person,” Carr replied.” We’re in the midst of a very disruptive moment right now. I just frankly expect that we’re gonna continue to see changes in the media ecosystem.” The media landscape has indeed shifted dramatically. Once dominated by critics of Trump, it’s now increasingly shaped—or pressured—by forces aligned with the White House. Outlets that have run coverage deemed “unfair” by Trump and his allies have been sued, investigated, or otherwise targeted.

Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk On The Street yesterday, FCC Chair Brendan Carr hints that the benching of Jimmy Kimmel isn’t the last Trumpian attack on the free press and free speech.

From the 09.18.2025 edition of CNBC's Squawk On The Street: