On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr will be the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Carr, the senior Republican at the FCC, has been a strong advocate for protecting Free Speech and fighting regulatory overreach.
President Trump shared the news on Truth Social, saying,
“I am pleased to announce that Commissioner Brandon Carr will be the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Commissioner Carr currently serves as a senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the agency’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 not 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 Americas’ 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 a 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 car 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 Brandon Carr on a job well done. Lead us into a great future, Brandon!
On Friday Brendan Carr sent a letter to the tech giants – Meta, Google, Microsoft and Apple and called out the companies on the central roles their companies have played in the censorship cartel.
The four page letter calls out the tech giants Facebook, Apple, Google, and Microsoft for participating in what he describes as “improper conduct.”
Carr wrote, “Big Tech companies silenced Americans for doing nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights.” Carr accused the tech giants of “working in concert with so-called media monitors and others – to defund, demonetize and otherwise put out of business news outlets and organizations that dared to deviate from an approved narrative.”
Carr also pointed out how the tech giants were “participating in a censorship cartel that included not only technology and social media companies but advertising, marketing, and so-called “fact-checking” organizations as well as the Biden-Harris administration itself.”
Brendan Carr is serious about defending the First Amendment for Americans.
Carr shared his appreciation on X to President Trump for the promotion.
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
BREAKING: President-elect Donald J. Trump names Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC.
Finally, someone who’ll shred the FCC’s red tape and leave the woke mob’s censorship fantasies in the dust – what a time to be alive!
Carr, the senior Republican at the FCC, has been a vocal… pic.twitter.com/OegROMfVlK
— Hank ™ (@HANKonX) November 18, 2024
Meet our next FCC Chairman, Brendan Carr. America, we’re in good hands. pic.twitter.com/FkOmzuiRbU
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 18, 2024