Trump’s FCC Attack Dog Zeroes In on Fired CBS Star

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President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Federal Communications Commission Chair has waded into the dispute between fired 60 Minutes star Scott Pelley and MAGA-curious CBS News boss Bari Weiss.

Responding https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2063605545773260895" rel="" target="_self" title="https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2063605545773260895">to a post on X that highlighted Pelley’s shock at being fired after nearly four decades with CBS News, Carr said the respected journalist and former White House correspondent was the reason for Americans’ lack of trust in the media.

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