Donald Trump

White House — Former FCC Chair Expresses ‘Concern’ Over Musk’s Influence Alfred Sikes, FCC chair in the first Bush administration, lays out his ‘concern about the world’s richest man’ acting as ‘the president’s voice’ in an opinion piece

VOA — Trump Picks Former Broadcast Anchor Kari Lake To Run Voice of America Lake recently lost a race for the U.S. Senate and has stirred controversy by spreading misinformation about the results of U.S. elections

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr — FCC’s Carr: CBS News Bias Complaint to Be Part of Paramount Deal Review Trump’s nominee for chair said ‘news distortion complaint’ against ‘60 Minutes’ will ‘likely arise’ in Skydance merger review

Latest about Donald Trump

Trump Nominates Brendan Carr To Lead FCC

By Tom Butts published 18 November 24

Republican commissioner expected to go after big tech, loosen broadcast ownership rules

Regulatory and Standards

FCC’s Carr Congratulates Trump, Urges Agency To Focus on Transition

By George Winslow published 8 November 24

“FCC should immediately stop work on any partisan or controversial matter and focus on the transition,” Carr said

Regulatory and Standards

President-elect Donald Trump at election night event

NAB, MPA Congratulate Trump, Congress on Election Victories

By Tom Butts published 7 November 24

NAB touts broadcasters’ ‘bipartisan’ work

Regulatory and Standards

Former FCC Chair Issues Warnings About a Trump FCC

By Tom Butts published 30 October 24

Tom Wheeler says federal rules are too vague to prevent a presidential takeover of the independent regulatory agency

Regulatory and Standards

Elon Musk at Trump Madison Square Garden rally

Elon Musk: Auctioning Broadcast Spectrum Is a ‘Great Idea’

By George Winslow published 29 October 24

If elected, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to give the billionaire control of a ‘government efficiency commission’ to recommend policy changes

Regulatory and Standards

Former President Donald Trump at an Oct. 15 campaign rally in Atlanta

CBS Responds to Trump’s Attacks on ‘60 Minutes’

By Tom Butts published 21 October 24

Network reminds former president of its ‘long-standing’ invitation to appear on the program

Regulatory and Standards

Presidential debate with Trump and Harris

67.1M Viewers Tune into Harris-Trump Debate

By George Winslow published 12 September 24

ABC had 19 million total viewers, making it the most-watched debate on any network in 16 years

Revised: 28.3M Homes Watched Trump, Harris Presidential Debate

By George Winslow published 11 September 24

That is the most-watched TV event of the year so far, besides the Super Bowl, according to data from Samba TV

Harris' Acceptance Speech Draws Nearly 29M Viewers

By Tom Butts published 26 August 24

Speech on the final night of the DNC attracted half a million more viewers than Trump's speech in July, according to Nielsen

CNN Presidential Debate Draws 51.3 Viewers Across Networks

By George Winslow published 29 June 24

The majority of the audience (34.2M) was aged 55 and older; overall numbers were down 30% from the highest rated Trump Biden debate in 2020

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