Trump Demands NBC Fire Seth Meyers — FCC Chair Reposts the Demand
Trump posted that NBC should fire Seth Meyers "IMMEDIATELY" for mocking him. Less than an hour later, the FCC Chairman — head of the independent agency regulating NBC's broadcast license — reposted Trump's demand without comment. He then visited Trump that weekend.
On November 15, 2025, Trump posted on Truth Social: "NBC's Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome... Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!"
Less than an hour later, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr — the head of the supposedly independent federal agency that regulates NBC's broadcast license — reposted Trump's demand on X without comment. The following day, Carr shared that he was visiting the president over the weekend.
This was the head of a regulatory agency amplifying a presidential demand to fire a specific television host employed by a company the agency regulates. The message to NBC was unmistakable: the person who controls your broadcast license wants this comedian gone.
This came after Carr had already:
- Threatened ABC with "the easy way or the hard way," leading to Kimmel's suspension
- Been compared to a "mafioso" by Republican Senator Ted Cruz
- Had 80+ First Amendment scholars send him a letter calling his actions "unlawful jawboning"
- Been called to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee
The pattern: Trump demands a comedian be fired, and the regulator who controls the network's license amplifies the demand. This is government censorship with a thin veneer of deniability.