Summary
The FCC, now chaired by Trump appointee Brendan Carr, has reinstated complaints against ABC, CBS, and NBC over alleged bias in their 2024 election coverage, including ABC’s debate moderation and Kamala Harris’s appearances on CBS’s 60 Minutes and NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
Previously dismissed by former FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel for lack of evidence, the complaints will now be investigated.
Critics warn the move risks politicizing FCC authority and undermining press freedom.
Trump has also sued CBS over its Harris interview, alleging it was “misleading.”
There must always be an “in” to get toadies to join your ranks… and an “out” scapegoat to give them a target. Even if they are wildly successful at ridding 100% of the “outs,” there must be a new set of “outs” or you risk the “ins” blaming the leader for any of the problems they face as a result of the leader’s decisions.
Loyalty tests are a way of scaring “ins” to fall in line, lest they become “outs” as a result… but no amount of acts of loyalty keeps you from eventually being one of the “outs.”
Their “in” will always be an inward shrinking group.