Crooksandliars iconCrooksandliarsAug 30, 2026 ~1 min source read

Trump To Welker: Report The Truth, I'll Report You To The FCC

On Sunday Donald Trump vowed to report Meet the Press host Kristen Welker to the FCC because she rightly reported that Trump has had mixed results on his endorsements leading up to 2026 midterm elections. This is another blatant attempt to bully the media and undermine the First Amendment of the U.S.

Trump To Welker: Report The Truth, I'll Report You To The FCC

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On Sunday Donald Trump vowed to report Meet the Press host Kristen Welker to the FCC because she rightly reported that Trump has had mixed results on his endorsements leading up to 2026 midterm elections.

This is another blatant attempt to bully the media and undermine the First Amendment of the U.S.

Well, he's going to loom large over these midterms, there's no doubt about that.

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On Sunday Donald Trump vowed to report Meet the Press host Kristen Welker to the FCC because she rightly reported that Trump has had mixed results on his endorsements leading up to 2026 midterm elections. This is another blatant attempt to bully the media and undermine the First Amendment of the U.S. Well, he's going to loom large over these midterms, there's no doubt about that.

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  • He's had some mixed results, but most recently his pick of Senator Darline Graham, of course the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was successful in her primary battle, so now she takes on Dr.
  • His threat is empty, just a way to make sure we all know he's still the boss.

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Welker did a pre-MTP interview on NBC and made these statements. Politico recently reported that his picks for governor in four states failed to win the nomination." While House backed candidates in Tennessee and Michigan failed as well, while Lindsey Graham's sister was forced into a runoff in Georgia. He of course has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries.

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