# Trump Wants the FCC to “Punish” NBC's Kristen Welker for Telling the Truth

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Podcast: [Bulwark Takes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724)
Published: 2026-08-30T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8947021
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## Resource

Sam Stein and Ben Parker unpack a brutal 24 hours for press freedom: Trump threatening Kristen Welker with the FCC, journalists barred from G20 Treasury access, a leaked Pentagon assessment on Iran drawing threats against reporters, and big tech's silent complicity as DHS bypasses judges to subpoena journalists' data.

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