FCC chair slams broadcasters after Trump disputes reports on Iran-damaged U.S. tankers
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes "fake news."
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Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes "fake news." In a post on X , Carr also warned that broadcasters will lose their licenses if they don't "operate in the public interest." "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 wrote in the post, which attached Trump's statement on Truth Social earlier Saturday. "It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news," Carr added. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that five refueling tankers were struck during an Iranian missile strike on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia. In the Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump called that an "intentionally misleading headline," citing the Journal, The New York Times and what he called other "Lowlife" papers. The president also said four of the five Air Force refueling planes hit in the Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia sustained "virtually no damage, and are already back in service." Read more U.S.-Iran war news FCC chair slams broadcasters after Trump disputes reports on Iran-damaged U.S. tankers Analysis: It will take a military breakthrough in Iran to lower oil prices Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran What happens if the U.S. pushes to seize Iran's 'oil lifeline': Kharg Island Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: 'Don't need to worry about it' U.S. ‘misadventure’ in Iran has no clear exit strategy, Russia’s UK ambassador says Many Dubai expats fled as Iran war escalated. Those who stayed say life is ‘functioning but tense’ Four crew killed in U.S. refueling plane that crashed in Iraq, Pentagon says Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says U.S. forces sink 16 Iranian minelayers as reports say Tehran ...
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