Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage
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Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr never meant to threaten broadcast licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran, he told reporters after an event hosted by FGS and Semafor .
"My comments weren't actually on the Iran war," Carr said in response to a question from The Verge about his statement regarding coverage of the war. "I understand why people say that. I made a statement quoting a tweet."
On March 14th, Carr quote-tweeted a screenshot of a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump, who had bemoaned "an intentionally misleading headline" related to the US military action in the Middle East. "Broadcasters that a …
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Policy Report Politics Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage “Maybe we will, maybe we won’t, as the big guy would say.” “Maybe we will, maybe we won’t, as the big guy would say.” by Lauren Feiner Mar 26, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr never meant to threaten broadcast licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran, he told reporters after an event hosted by FGS and Semafor . “My comments weren’t actually on the Iran war,” Carr said in response to a question from The Verge about his statement regarding coverage of the war. “I understand why people say that. I made a statement quoting a tweet.” On March 14th, Carr quote-tweeted a screenshot of a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump, who had bemoaned “an intentionally misleading headline” related to the US military action in the Middle East. “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,” Carr tweeted in response. “The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.” His comments were widely reported as a threat over negative war news coverage. Carr previously warned broadcasters they could lose station licenses over airing late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney briefly pulled him from the air after the comments, which Carr has since defended and denied were ever a threat. At the event on Thursday, Carr said he had no plans to pull broadcast licenses. “You never know, but I don’t have plans,” he said. “Maybe we will, maybe we won’t, as the big guy would say.” “Yo...
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