Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results “mixed”

特朗普要求联邦通信委员会惩罚称其选举结果“喜忧参半”的记者

President Trump yesterday demanded that the Federal Communications Commission punish or rebuke an NBC journalist for saying he has “mixed results” in his election endorsements. 特朗普总统昨日要求联邦通信委员会（FCC）惩罚或谴责一名 NBC 记者，原因该记者称特朗普在选举背书方面取得了“喜忧参半的结果”。

In the latest example of how Trump is using the FCC to harass reporters and news organizations that he dislikes, he said Meet the Press host Kristen Welker “will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment” for what he claimed was a “purposeful inaccuracy.” 这是特朗普利用 FCC 骚扰他所不喜欢的记者和新闻机构的最新例证。他表示，《会见新闻界》（Meet the Press）主持人克里斯汀·威尔克（Kristen Welker）因其所谓的“蓄意不实报道”，将“被举报至 FCC 以进行谴责或惩罚”。

“Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald 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,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “克里斯汀·威尔克，这位曾经伟大的《会见新闻界》——现在被视为《会见虚假新闻界》——中不受欢迎的‘女主持人’，刚刚声称唐纳德·特朗普在候选人背书方面有‘喜忧参半的结果’。然而，达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham）和迈克·马泽（Mike Mazzei）最近的胜利，使得我在美国参议院的背书胜率达到 100%，在美国众议院的胜率达到 98%，无论是近期还是长期来看都是如此。怎么能允许有人利用免费提供的公共广播频道说出这种话？结果已附上。由于这种蓄意的不实报道，她将被举报至 FCC 以进行谴责或惩罚，”特朗普在“真实社交”（Truth Social）平台上写道。

A separate post from Trump yesterday said, “THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA ARE OUT OF CONTROL, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. FCC TO THE RESCUE! President DJT.” 特朗普昨日发布的另一条帖子称：“我们腐败媒体使用的虚假民调已经失控，必须对此采取行动。FCC 来拯救我们吧！总统 DJT。”

Trump also posted a rant on Friday about New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman, calling her “an unattractive person both inside and out” who “should be forced to turn over any and all money that she’s made through her fake reporting on me.” Trump referred to Haberman throughout his post as “Maggot Haberman.” 周五，特朗普还发布了一篇针对《纽约时报》记者玛吉·哈伯曼（Maggie Haberman）的长篇大论，称她是一个“内外都不讨人喜欢的人”，并认为她“应该被迫上交所有通过关于我的虚假报道所赚取的钱财”。特朗普在整个帖子中将哈伯曼称为“蛆虫哈伯曼”（Maggot Haberman）。

Trump’s post about Welker included an image purporting to show he has near-perfect results in his endorsements this year. “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,” Trump wrote. 特朗普关于威尔克的帖子中包含了一张图片，声称显示他在今年的背书工作中取得了近乎完美的成绩。“媒体是我们国家的耻辱，我希望布伦丹·卡尔（Brendan Carr）主席和他委员会里的优秀成员们，能非常严肃地对待这一对我们国家的威胁，”特朗普写道。

Perhaps indicating that he will refer additional journalists for FCC punishment, Trump wrote that Welker “is not the only one. The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything ‘TRUMP.’” 特朗普写道，威尔克“并不是唯一一个”，这或许暗示他将向 FCC 举报更多记者以进行惩罚。“激进左翼新闻媒体正不遗余力地骚扰、贬低和诽谤任何与‘特朗普’有关的事物。”

Trump’s FCC chair has eagerly obeyed orders

特朗普的 FCC 主席急于服从命令

The idea of the FCC punishing reporters for basic analysis of election results would have seemed far-fetched in previous administrations. The FCC website says the commission “cannot prevent the broadcast of any particular point of view,” and that it “generally will not intervene” in complaints about “one-sided news reports” because “it would be inconsistent with the First Amendment to replace the journalistic judgment of licensees with our own.” 在往届政府中，FCC 因记者对选举结果进行基本分析而对其进行惩罚的想法似乎是不可思议的。FCC 官网称，该委员会“不能阻止任何特定观点的广播”，并且“通常不会干预”关于“片面新闻报道”的投诉，因为“用我们自己的判断取代被许可人的新闻判断将与第一修正案不符”。

Even during Trump’s first term, then-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said that under the First Amendment, “the FCC does not have the authority to revoke a license of a broadcast station based on the content of a particular newscast.” Pai made the comment less than a week after Trump called on the FCC to revoke broadcast licenses from NBC and other networks for “fake news.” 即使在特朗普的第一任期内，时任 FCC 主席阿吉特·派（Ajit Pai）也曾表示，根据第一修正案，“FCC 无权基于特定新闻广播的内容撤销广播电台的执照。”派发表此番评论时，距离特朗普呼吁 FCC 因“假新闻”撤销 NBC 及其他电视网的广播执照还不到一周。

An FCC investigation of Welker over an ordinary statement about election results seems much less far-fetched under Carr, who has embraced his role as Trump’s chief censor. Carr has made it clear he takes orders from Trump, abandoning his previous position—which he held under Democratic presidents—that the FCC must operate independently of White House interference. 在卡尔（Carr）的领导下，FCC 对威尔克因发表关于选举结果的普通言论而进行调查，似乎不再那么不可思议，因为他已经欣然接受了自己作为特朗普首席审查官的角色。卡尔明确表示他听命于特朗普，放弃了他此前（在民主党总统任期内）所持的立场，即 FCC 必须独立于白宫干预之外运作。

Welker said in an appearance on NBC 4 Washington that Trump “has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries” and that “he’s had some mixed results but most recently his pick of Senator Darline Graham, of course the sister of the late Senator Lindsay Graham, was successful in her primary battle.” 威尔克在 NBC 华盛顿 4 台的节目中表示，特朗普“在初选中背书了一系列候选人”，并且“他的结果喜忧参半，但最近他挑选的达琳·格雷厄姆参议员——当然是已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹——在她的初选之战中取得了成功。”

Trump’s post attacking Welker claimed that “the story of [Graham’s] Victory was hardly covered by anybody,” despite Welker mentioning it in the very statement that triggered Trump’s wrath. 特朗普攻击威尔克的帖子声称，“关于（格雷厄姆）胜利的故事几乎没有人报道”，尽管威尔克在引发特朗普愤怒的那段声明中恰恰提到了这一点。

Poynter Senior Media Writer Tom Jones writes, “What Welker said about Trump’s endorsements having mixed results was true. Trump just didn’t like it.” 波因特学院（Poynter）资深媒体撰稿人汤姆·琼斯（Tom Jones）写道：“威尔克关于特朗普背书结果喜忧参半的说法是事实。特朗普只是不喜欢听而已。”

While Trump praised himself for his successful endorsements, he didn’t mention primary losses by Republican gubernatorial candidates Burt Jones in Georgia and Randy Feenstra in Iowa and the failed re-election bid by Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida). 虽然特朗普为自己成功的背书感到自豪，但他并未提及共和党州长候选人伯特·琼斯（Burt Jones，佐治亚州）和兰迪·芬斯特拉（Randy Feenstra，艾奥瓦州）在初选中的失利，以及众议员科里·米尔斯（Cory Mills，佛罗里达州共和党人）竞选连任的失败。

Carr uses news-distortion policy to threaten networks

卡尔利用新闻扭曲政策威胁电视网

An NBC News spokesperson told several media outlets that “Kristen is one of the best in the business and we stand by her.” We contacted NBC News and will update this article if it has any further comment. NBC 新闻发言人告诉多家媒体：“克里斯汀是业内最优秀的人之一，我们支持她。”我们已联系 NBC 新闻，如有进一步评论，我们将更新本文。

Welker is hardly the first TV journalist to discuss Trump’s mixed endorsement results. “Already, just this month alone, six of the president’s endorsed candidates have lost their races, and so there are questions about the power of his endorsements,” CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene said on Inside Politics. 威尔克绝不是第一位讨论特朗普背书结果喜忧参半的电视记者。CNN 白宫记者阿莱娜·特里恩（Alayna Treene）在《政治内幕》（Inside Politics）节目中表示：“仅在本月，总统背书的候选人中就有六人在竞选中落败，因此人们对他的背书效力产生了质疑。”

In June, Trump abruptly ended an interview with Welker after she challenged his claims of election rigging in California. Trump stated that “all I have to do is look” when Welker asked him for evidence of cheating. “That’s not evidence,” Welker responded. 今年六月，在威尔克质疑特朗普关于加州选举舞弊的说法后，特朗普突然结束了对她的采访。当威尔克要求他提供舞弊证据时，特朗普称“我只需要看一眼就行了”。“那不是证据，”威尔克回应道。

If Carr does investigate Welker, he could do so under the FCC’s news distortion policy. Carr has repeatedly invoked the rarely enforced news distortion policy and a rule against broadcast hoaxes in various threats to Trump’s perceived enemies in the media. We asked the FCC chairman’s office today if the commission will investigate Welker and will update this article if we get a response. 如果卡尔确实对威尔克展开调查，他可能会依据 FCC 的“新闻扭曲政策”进行。卡尔在多次威胁特朗普眼中的媒体敌人时，反复援引这一鲜少执行的新闻扭曲政策以及针对广播恶作剧的规定。我们今日询问了 FCC 主席办公室，委员会是否会调查威尔克，如有回复，我们将更新本文。

Previous FCC leaders set such a high bar for proving news distortion that the policy was all but abandoned until Carr made it a focal point of his attempts to punish broadcasters. In September 2025, Carr threatened to revoke ABC station licenses for news distortion if they continued airing Jimmy Kimmel’s show. 此前的 FCC 领导层为证明“新闻扭曲”设定了极高的门槛，以至于该政策几乎被废弃，直到卡尔将其作为他惩罚广播公司手段的重点。2025 年 9 月，卡尔曾威胁称，如果 ABC 电视台继续播出吉米·坎摩尔（Jimmy Kimmel）的节目，他将以新闻扭曲为由撤销其电台执照。

Trump and FCC try to reshape the media

特朗普与 FCC 试图重塑媒体格局

While Carr can cause trouble for licensed broadcasters and networks simply by issuing threats, he went far beyond mere threat. 虽然卡尔仅凭发布威胁就能给持牌广播公司和电视网制造麻烦，但他所做的远不止于威胁。