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  "id": 4504113,
  "title": "Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter-4504113",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T20:47:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/31/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump threatened potential punishment from US media regulators for NBC journalist Kristen Welker, after she criticized his endorsement of political candidates in party primaries. Trump asserted that his endorsement rates were 98% to 100% accurate, contradicting Welker's statement. She discussed his mixed endorsement results, but highlighted a successful primary run for Senator Darline Graham. The Federal Communications Commission, the body that oversees broadcast licenses, could investigate Welker for rebuke or punishment due to the perceived inaccuracy. Welker, an award-winning journalist known for moderating a 2020 presidential debate featuring Trump and Joe Biden, faces a hostile media environment. The administration has ramped up restrictions on journalists and pressured broadcasters, but news organizations are pushing back against these efforts, arguing they violate the First Amendment.",
  "summary": "US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack Kristen Welker as the 'unpopular' hostess' of the once great 'Meet the Press' talk show.",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter",
        "published": "2026-08-30T16:48:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump says NBC journalist to be reported to FCC for ‘punishment’ over endorsement coverage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-says-nbc-journalist-to-be-reported-to-fcc-for-punishment-over",
        "published": "2026-08-30T17:06:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter by US media regulators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter-by-us-media-regulators",
        "published": "2026-08-30T19:37:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump threatens NBC reporter with FCC ‘punishment’ over midterm coverage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-threatens-nbc-reporter-with-fcc-punishment-over-midterm-coverage",
        "published": "2026-08-30T19:40:19.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter-4503023",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:47:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump calls for 'punishment' of NBC reporter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:26:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter-4544690",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:49:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump calls for 'punishment' of NBC reporter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-calls-for-punishment-of-nbc-reporter",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:46:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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