Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr Caught Lying About Agency Independence

FCC Independence Questioned

• 💡 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was questioned by a Senate committee about whether the FCC is an independent agency.
• ❌ Carr struggled to give a direct "yes" or "no" answer, instead deflecting and referring to legal tests.
• 🤥 When pressed, Carr suggested the FCC's own website, which stated it was an "independent U.S. Government agency," might be inaccurate.

Website Edit and Commissioner Statements

• ⏱️ Within 20 minutes of the hearing, the FCC's website was altered, removing the word "independent."
• 🗣️ Commissioner Trusty stated that FCC commissioners do not have "for cause" removal protections, meaning they "aren't independent."
• 🤷 Commissioner Gomez could not confirm the accuracy of the website and suggested it should be fixed if it was incorrect.

Threat to Jimmy Kimmel's License

• 🎙️ Brendan Carr previously threatened to take away ABC's broadcast license if Jimmy Kimmel was not fired for a monologue critical of Donald Trump.
• 📺 Carr denied making these threats during the Senate hearing, despite video evidence to the contrary.
• 🎭 This incident, along with others, suggests the FCC under Carr is not acting as an impartial referee but as a "Trump cheerleader."

Selective Enforcement and Trump Loyalty

• 🎯 Investigations were launched into major broadcast networks, excluding Fox News, which is seen as Trump-friendly.
• 🚫 Carr refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing by Donald Trump on social media or elsewhere.
• 🎭 The summary concludes that under Carr, the FCC prioritizes loyalty to Trump over truth and independence, engaging in "absurd stagecraft" rather than governance.