Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage
Mar 26, 2026
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 Ve
rge 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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