Trump says NBC journalist to be reported to FCC for ‘punishment’ over endorsement coverage

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media regulators as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November's midterm elections. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack Kristen Welker as the "unpopular 'hostess' of the once great Meet the Press" talk show for stating that the president had "mixed results" on his endorsement of political candidates in party primaries, insisting the results went his way 98 percent to 100 percent of the time. "Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment," he said, referring to the Federal Communications Commission, which assigns and oversees licenses for radio and television broadcast frequencies. "Unfortunately, she is not the only one. The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything 'TRUMP.'" The Republican billionaire used American media to his advantage over the years as a provocative real estate developer in New York. But as president he dramatically turned against the press and what he called "fake news." He has sued severa...