West Palm Beach, Florida. Virtual President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new director of the agency in charge of regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.
Carr is a seasoned member of the commission and previously served as the agency’s general counsel. He has received unanimous Senate confirmation three times and was nominated to the commission by both Trump and President Joe Biden.a
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency that is under congressional oversight, but Trump has hinted that he would like to put it under tighter White House control, in part to use the agency to punish networks. television stations that give you coverage that you don’t like.
Lately, Carr has adopted Trump’s ideas when it comes to social media and technology. Carr wrote a section dedicated to the FCC in “Project 2025,” a comprehensive plan to reduce the federal workforce and dismantle federal agencies during the second Trump administration. The project was prepared by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Trump claimed that he knows nothing about Project 2025, but many of the issues included in the plan have coincided with his statements.
In a statement congratulating Trump on his election victory, Carr said he believed “the FCC will play an important role in policing Big Tech, ensuring broadcasters operate for the people, and unleashing economic growth.” ”.
““Commissioner Carr is a free speech warrior and has fought the regulatory war that has stifled Americans’ freedoms and held back our economy,” Trump said in a statement released Sunday. “He will end the regulatory assault that has been crippling America’s job creators and innovators, and ensure the FCC delivers results for rural America.”
The five-person commission has a 3-2 Democratic majority until next year, when Trump has the opportunity to name a new member.
Carr also wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal last month criticizing an FCC decision to revoke a federal award for Elon Musk’s satellite service, Starlink. He said the move could not be explained “by any objective application of facts, law or sound policy.”
“In my opinion, it was nothing more than a regulatory war against one of the left’s main targets: Mr. Musk,” Carr wrote.
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**Question 2:** In light of your experience as Vice President, what strategies do you plan to employ to ensure that the FCC maintains a fair balance between regulation and innovation in the media landscape?
Guest 1: Brendan Carr, Director of the Federal Communications Commission under President-elect Donald Trump
Question 1: How do you plan to balance the FCC’s role as an independent agency with potential tighter White House control as suggested by President Trump?
Guest 2: Joe Biden, President of the United States
Question 2: As a former vice president, do you have any concerns about the potential impact of the new FCC chair on media freedom and regulation? How do you plan to work with the FCC to ensure democratic oversight and accountability?
