Trump Breaks Law(s), Uses $20 Million In Taxpayer Money To Fund Midterm Propaganda

Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr endlessly pays empty lip service to the “public interest” and the “value of broadcasting integrity” as he engages in ham-fisted censorship of comedians and journalists the president doesn’t like. Or the illegal dismantling of media consolidation limits. Or helps the president and his friends steal TikTok. But any time there’s an actual threat to broadcasting integrity or the public interest he’s unsurprisingly nowhere to be found. Like last week when his FCC rubber stamped heavy Saudi and Chinese investment in the Paramount merger despite obvious foreign influence concerns. Or this week, when his FCC sat on its hands as the Trump administration used $20 million in...

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