US president-elect Donald Trump on Sunday nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) media regulator.
In his statement on the nomination, Trump described Car as a “warrior for free speech.”
It comes days after Trump nominated Robert F Kennedy Jr. to be the head of the US’ federal health agency.
What else did Trump say about Carr?
Carr has “fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms” and will “end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,” Trump said.
Carr said in a post on the platform X that he was “humbled and honored” to accept the role.
In a separate post, he said: “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.”
Carr has agreed with Trump’s promises to punish broadcasters for what they say is political bias and has also called for the regulation of tech giants such as Meta, Google and Apple.
He drafted the FCC chapter of Project 2025, an agenda published by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Carr is a longtime member of the FCC and served previously as the body’s general counsel.
He has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times and was nominated by both Trump and outgoing US President Joe Biden to the commission.
