On a Truth Social on Sunday, President Donald Trump vowed to report her to the FCC for “rebuke or punishment,” after she made comments that suggested the power of his endorsements in waning as his overall popularity with Republicans continues to decline.
Here is his full post:
“Kristen Welker, the Unpopular “Hostess” of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has “mixed results” on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm. How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves? Results are attached. Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment. Unfortunately, she is not the only one.
The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything “TRUMP.” Their new weapon is to say that my 99% SUCCESS Rate on Endorsements, 100% on Senatorial Endorsements (Many of whom were not even given a shot of winning until I Endorsed!), is either a mixed result, or not very good.
In actuality, it is, without question, the strongest Endorsement in the History of Politics. If it were not, I would be the first to admit it. Darline Graham’s run for the Senate was the biggest story in all of Politics, because she wasn’t expected to win, and then, when I Endorsed her, and she easily won, the story of her Victory was hardly covered by anybody. Likewise, the future Governor of Oklahoma, who was behind in every Poll, I Endorsed him, he won, and the story was barely covered!
The Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter of Fake Polls and Commentary! President DONALD J. TRUMP“
It’s worth noting that the comments that sparked this reaction was not made on Welker’s show Meet The Press. Instead, she made them in an appearance on the NBC Washington, D.C. affiliate WRC-TV on Sunday, where she said of the President:
“He’s going to loom large over these midterms. There’s no doubt about that. He, of course, has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries. 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. Annie Andrews in South Carolina.“
Welker is not the only political reporter to make note of Donald Trump’s recent string of high-profile endorsement misses. In fact, hosts at the left-leaning cable news channel MSNOW have been highlighting the issue all week.
Those failed endorsements include, Rep. Randy Feenstra, who lost the GOP primary for Iowa governor to Zach Lahn; Burt Jones, who lost the Republican primary for Georgia governor to Rick Jackson; Mike Lindell, who lost the GOP primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth, and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who lost in his reelection bid to primary challenger Charlie Hatcher.
And despite President Trump’s call for the FCC to get involved, the FCC states on its website that the agency is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press:
Despite those seemingly legal restrictions, President Trump continued asking for the FCC to intervene on Sunday: