FCC Chair Brendan Carr called Trump the “political colossus of our time” during a slobbering segment promoting their so-called “Pledge America Campaign” that looks to force broadcasters to air what they deem “patriotic” or “pro-America” content.
We already discussed the fact that this campaign is something straight out of North Korea and it’ll be anything but “voluntary” if it’s used a a cudgel to get broadcasters to air content that Carr and MAGA consider “patriotic,” the rest of us be damned.
As as one op-ed suggested, one of the truly most patriotic things broadcasters could air in response to this would be to “put 45 words on the screen — the words of the First Amendment.”
Here’s Carr and Maria Bartiromo pretending this is just some innocuous request while bashing anyone who has legitimate issues with what he’s doing from her show on Fox Business Network this Friday:
BARTIROMO: Meanwhile, America is approaching its 250th birthday. Many patriots are seeking ways to celebrate the patriotism now spreading to on-air broadcasts.
