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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is taking aim at Comcast-owned MSNBC and NBC
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accusing them of distorting coverage in a controversial immigration case. Carr says the networks spent days misleading the American public
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in their reporting on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was in the country
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illegally and wrongly deported to an El Salvador prison, according to the Trump administration
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pose a danger to others. Why does Comcast ignore these facts of obvious public interest
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The FCC chair stopped short of announcing a formal investigation while scolding its practices
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While President Trump did not mention Abrego Garcia he also condemned Comcast and its leadership on Tuesday a day prior to the FCC chair scolding Trump posted on Truth Social Comcast is trying to stay away from
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lawsuits by disassociating NBC from MSNBC, but it won't work. Comcast, the owner of both
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and its chairman, Brian Roberts, are a disgrace to the integrity of broadcasting
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This is not the first time President Trump has criticized major news networks
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Back in 2017, he called for NBC's broadcast license to be challenged over what he called fake news
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And just last year, he pushed for CBS to lose its license over an edited interview with Vice President Kamala Harris
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Critics say moves to revoke media licenses could threaten freedom of the press
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while supporters argue networks should be held accountable for unfair or incomplete reporting
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In the case of Abrego Garcia, that story coverage is still ongoing
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as Maryland Democrats continue to push for his return to the U.S
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even as the Trump administration insists he will not be coming back
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