Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, reshared Donald Trump’s demand for Seth Meyers to be fired from NBC after being made the subject of his roasts on the host’s late-night show.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday, “NBC’s Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage, likely due to the fact that his ‘show’ is a Ratings DISASTER. Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!”
In the past week, Meyers has repeatedly joked about Trump in his monologues, poking fun at his plans for health care, the government shutdown, a 50-year mortgage, a dinner with finance executives and the ongoing controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Shortly after Trump’s post, Carr reposted the president’s message to his X account.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 16, 2025
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Although Carr didn’t comment, his public co-sign of the president’s demand for NBC to fire the late-night hosts comes after his apparent threat to take action against ABC over remarks by Jimmy Kimmel following the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September.
While appearing on Benny Johnson’s podcast on Sept. 17, Carr suggested that the FCC has “remedies we can look at.”
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
A few hours after Carr’s remarks, two major broadcasting stations, Nexstar and Sinclair, pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from airing on several of their affiliate groups, as well as ABC, indefinitely suspending Kimmel’s show.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned on air on Sept. 23.
From Variety US