Trump demands FCC action against NBC host over endorsement remark
Trump attacks NBC's Kristen Welker on Truth Social and urges FCC action after she called his endorsements 'mixed results.'
Former US President Donald Trump has escalated his criticism of NBC News host Kristen Welker, calling for regulatory action against her after she described the track record of his political endorsements as producing "mixed results."
In a series of posts on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump rejected that characterisation outright. He asserted that his endorsements have succeeded "98 percent to 100 percent of the time," a figure far higher than the assessment offered by Welker during her broadcast.
The demand for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intervention marks the latest instance of the former president targeting journalists whose commentary he deems unfavourable. Welker, who serves as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," has not publicly responded to the posts.
Trump's claim of near-total success in endorsements is not independently verifiable, and the wire report does not provide data to support either side of the dispute. The exchange underscores the ongoing friction between Trump and mainstream media figures as the election cycle intensifies.