"NBC late night host Seth Meyers has consistently made President Trump the target of his jokes. The latest bits include Meyers teasing about a recent decline in Republican support of the president and his recent comments to Fox News host Laura Ingraham that America doesn't have enough skilled workers for certain jobs. Trump seems to have had enough with Meyers, as he had with late night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel."
""NBC's Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)," the president posted on Truth Social on Nov. 15. "He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage, likely due to the fact that his "show" is a Ratings DISASTER. Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!" Less than an hour later Trump's tirade was reposted on X by Brendan Carr,"
"In an email to NPR, Lisa Macpherson, policy director at the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, wrote that Carr's intervention is "a distortion of the FCC's authorities in an effort to force the media to toe the line for President Trump." Former congressman and free speech advocate Justin Amash wrote on X, "The government shouldn't be pressuring companies with respect to late night hosts, comedians, or anyone else for monologues, commentary, or jokeswhether their words are insightful, ignorant, funny, boring, politically neutral, or politically biase"
Seth Meyers repeatedly targeted President Trump with jokes, citing declining Republican support and Trump's comments about skilled workers. Trump posted a Truth Social message calling Meyers afflicted with "Trump Derangement Syndrome," labeling his show a ratings disaster and urging NBC to fire him. Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, reposted the message on X less than an hour later. The FCC can fine broadcasters for indecency but has limited authority over content under the First Amendment, according to its website. Critics, including Public Knowledge and Justin Amash, said Carr's repost misrepresents FCC powers and resembles government pressure on media companies.
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