NBC News responds after Trump’s FCC threat on Kristen Welker

NBC News is sticking up for Kristen Welker.

The network issued a defense of the "Meet the Press" moderator after President Donald Trump, in a social media post, threatened to report her to the Federal Communications Commission due to comments she made about his political endorsement record.

"Kristen is one of the best in the business and we stand by her," a spokesperson for NBC News said in a statement shared with USA TODAY.

In an Aug. 30 Truth Social post, Trump criticized Welker for saying, on a local affiliate, that he has had "some mixed results" in his primary endorsements. The president lambasted Welker, alleging the comment was a "purposeful inaccuracy," and he claimed that she will be "reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment."

Trump's endorsed candidates have almost all won their Republican primaries in 2026, but he has also backed a number of losing candidates, including Florida Rep. Cory Mills, Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.

In her original comments, Welker observed that Trump would "loom large" over the upcoming midterm elections and said that while he has had "some mixed results" in primary endorsements, he…

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