Overview
- In a Saturday Truth Social post, President Donald Trump called Seth Meyers "no talent," said his show is a "ratings DISASTER," and urged NBC to fire him "IMMEDIATELY."
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr reposted a screenshot of Trump's message on X without comment, prompting criticism from journalists and policy figures who questioned an independent regulator echoing the president's demand.
- In September, Carr's remarks about Jimmy Kimmel were followed by Nexstar and Sinclair preempting the show and a brief ABC suspension, and he later denied threatening stations' licenses.
- Meyers had mocked Trump repeatedly this week, including over GOP polling, H-1B comments, the government shutdown, and newly released Epstein-related emails.
- NBC and Meyers have not commented publicly, and Carr later posted that he met with Trump over the weekend.