Brendan Carr is wading back into late-night criticism.
The Federal Communications Commission chair, who was at the center of the Jimmy Kimmel suspension controversy in September, has amplified a call from President Donald Trump for NBC to fire Seth Meyers.
Carr took to his verified X account on Saturday, Nov. 15, to share a Truth Social post from the president directed at Meyers and NBC. Trump wrote that the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" host "is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome," adding, "Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!"
This wasn't the first time Trump has called for Meyers, a prominent critic of his, to be fired, though the latest remarks were more notable than usual given they were backed by the FCC chair. Carr shared a screenshot of Trump's post without any comment.
In September, Carr attracted criticism for appearing to threaten ABC to take action against Kimmel over comments the comedian made about the killing of Charlie Kirk. At the time, Carr went on conservative commentator Benny Johnson's YouTube show and said that "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."
