FCC chair Carr slams broadcasters after Trump disputes tanker reports
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies at the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission” on January 14, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday damn publishers Shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran had shot down five US tanker planes “fake news.”
One Publish on XCarr also warned that broadcasters would lose their licenses if they did not “act in the public interest”.
“Publishers who publish distorted news, also known as fake news and fake news, now have a chance to correct course before license renewals arrive,” Carr wrote in the accompanying post. Trump’s statement regarding Truth Social Saturday early.
“It is crucial to restore trust in media that have earned the label of fake news,” Carr added.
The Wall Street Journal reported On Friday, five refueling tankers were hit during an Iranian missile attack on Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia.
In Real Social to mail On Saturday, Trump called it an “intentionally misleading headline,” citing the Journal, The New York Times and other “Lowlife” newspapers. The president also said four of the five Air Force refueling planes shot down in Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia “suffered virtually no damage and have already returned to service.”
Trump claims one took “a little more damage” but will be back on the air shortly.
Also on Saturday, Trump renewed his call for more countries to send warships to defend their oil interests in the Strait of Hormuz.
Late Friday, Trump said Iran was “completely defeated and wants a deal” but there was no deal he would “accept” two weeks after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against the Middle Eastern country.
The statement came shortly after the president announced that the United States had bombed Kharg Island, a vital oil hub that serves as Iran’s main oil export terminal. Iran’s military swore If more of its own energy fields are attacked, it will hit US-dependent oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East.
