Trump Threatens to Report NBC’s Kristen Welker to FCC Over Endorsement Coverage
Trump calls NBC News moderator Kristen Welker the “Fake Press” and threatens to report her to the FCC after she says his candidate endorsements produced mixed results.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump attacked NBC News moderator Kristen Welker and threatened to report her to federal regulators, disputing her characterization of his endorsement record as producing mixed results.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular “Hostess” of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that 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! Trump” on August 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 6th message released today, and the last post was 13 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 8 of his 644 posts over the last 30 days classified as media bias posts.
The post attached a graphic titled “Endorsement Record in Republican Primaries” that claimed a 98.35% win rate, with 239 of 243 endorsed candidates winning. The graphic listed a 100% Senate figure at 24 of 24 and a 98% House figure at 215 of 219. The image carried no source, author, or methodology.
A graphic titled "Endorsement Record in Republican Primaries" is displayed at WASHINGTON D.C. on 08/30/2026.
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Kristen Welker moderates NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” the longest-running television show in history, according to podcasts.apple. Welker interviewed Senator Tim Scott about a Trump-endorsed candidate on the program, according to thenationaldesk.
Darline Graham is a South Carolina Republican senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham. Governor Henry McMaster appointed her to replace her brother in the Senate when he died on July 11 at the age of 71, according to newyorker. She had worked as a professional advocate for the blind with no legislative experience before the appointment, becoming the first woman to hold the seat and only the third person to do so since 1956, according to newyorker. Graham announced on July 20 that she would run in the scheduled midterm election, framing her candidacy as carrying her brother’s legacy, according to newyorker.
Graham admitted during a Republican primary debate that she was “not that informed” on national security issues, according to thenationaldesk. Scott, the senior South Carolina Republican and chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, defended her on the program. “There’s no doubt, Kristen.Darline Graham is the real deal,” he said, according to thenationaldesk. South Carolina last sent a Democrat to the Senate in 1998, according to thenationaldesk.
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