Donald Trump asked the FCC to punish a journalist for doubting him.
Kristen Welker reported on NBC that his primary endorsement record was mixed. Six of his candidates lost Republican primaries in August. Trump called her a “Hostess,” accused her of “purposeful inaccuracy,” and said she would be reported to the FCC “for rebuke or punishment.”
In June she interviewed him in a Wisconsin barn and asked for evidence of his claim that California was rigging its primary count. He told her “you’re either crooked or you’re stupid,” said he’d had enough, and walked out with “Thank you, darling.” He handled that one himself. Now he wants FCC Chair Brendan Carr to handle it for him.
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