"Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions also known as the fake news have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they [violate this standard]."
"When I hear this from Pete Hegseth, and I know he acts like a child, that's me, not you, but when I hear this from Pete Hegseth or anybody else in the administration, they obviously don't remember the severe, lasting generational damage that all the lies coming from the Pentagon during the Vietnam War, how long it took our United States military to recover for that."
FCC Chair Brendan Carr issued a warning to broadcasters suggesting stations running what he called fake news could face consequences during license renewals, echoing Trump's complaints about media coverage of the Iran conflict. The warning followed Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly criticizing CNN's questioning of military claims. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough criticized the threat, comparing it to historical government-media conflicts during wartime. Scarborough warned that intimidating reporters risks undermining public trust in the military, referencing lasting damage from Pentagon deception during the Vietnam War and cautioning against repeating those mistakes.
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