FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission” on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday Destroyed broadcasters Shortly afterward, President Donald Trump described as “fake news” reports that Iran had attacked five American tanker aircraft.
one in post on xCarr also warned that broadcasters would lose their licenses if they “do not act in the public interest.”
“Broadcasters who are spreading rumors and distorting the news – also known as fake news – now have a chance to get on the right track before their licenses are renewed,” Carr wrote in the post. Trump’s statement on Truth Social First Saturday.
“It is very important to bring back trust in the media, which has earned the label of fake news,” Carr said.
The Wall Street Journal reported Five refueling tankers were hit by an Iranian missile attack on Prince Sultan airport in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
truth in social Post On Saturday, Trump called it a “deliberately misleading headline,” citing the Journal, The New York Times and what he called other “lowlife” papers. The president also said that four of the five Air Force refueling planes taken down in the Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia suffered “virtually no damage, and are already back in service.”
Trump claims one has “a little more damage” but will be on the air again soon.
Also on Saturday, Trump called on more countries to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to protect oil interests.
Late Friday night, two weeks after the US and Israel launched a joint military operation on the Middle Eastern country, Trump said Iran is “absolutely defeated and wants a deal” but he “will not accept” it.
The statement came shortly after the president announced that the US had bombed Kharg Island, a vital oil hub that serves as Iran’s main oil export terminal. Iranian army have sworn If America’s own energy sites are attacked then US-linked oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East will be attacked.
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