The nominations for President-elect Donald Trump continue through the weekend, as he’s just added a new name to the growing list. The latest announcement is on who Trump has picked to chair the Federal Communications Commission FCC)–and it’s someone who’s isn’t a stranger to the workings of the agency.
🚨 President Donald J. Trump announces the nomination of @BrendanCarrFCC as FCC chairman pic.twitter.com/BX6sud1YUR
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 18, 2024
On Sunday evening, he wrote in a statement:
I am pleased to announce that Commissioner Brendan Carr will be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Commissioner Carr currently serves as the senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel. I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017, and he has been confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate three times. His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman.
Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy. He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America.
Commissioner Carr has served at the FCC since 2012, including as an Advisor to then FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai. Earlier in his career, Commissioner Carr worked as an attorney specializing in Appellate, Litigation, and Regulatory matters. Previously, Commissioner Carr clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for Judge Dennis Shedd. After attending Georgetown University for his undergrad, Commissioner Carr earned his J.D. Magna Cum Laude from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law where he served as an Editor of the Catholic University Law Review. Congratulations to Chairman Brendan Carr on a job well done. Lead us into a great future, Brendan!
Commissioner Carr responded to the announcement on X:
Thank you, President Trump!
I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC.
Now we get to work. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/MPyL2d38kT
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 18, 2024
He wrote:
Thank you, President Trump! I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work.
Readers may recall in early November when Carr called out “SNL” allowing Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris to appear, without offering airtime to Trump. Carr made sure to call that out, as he has in other situations, including about CCP-aligned social media platform, TikTok.
NBC Forced to Give Trump Two Minutes of Airtime and Boy Does He Deliver: ‘Kamala Broke It, I’ll Fix It’
FCC Commish Calls for US to Ban TikTok on National Security Grounds
As this is a developing story, RedState will provide updates as they become available.
