Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he selected Project 2025 chapter author Brendan Carr to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr, a Republican on the Federal Communications Commission who wrote a chapter on the regulatory agency in the conservative Project 2025 playbook, to be the FCC's chairman.
Carr argued in the Project 2025 chapter that the agency, which is tasked with regulating radio, television and cable communications, should prioritize “reining in Big Tech, promoting national security, unleashing economic prosperity, and ensuring FCC accountability and good governance.”
Trump said in a statement that Carr "is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy. He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America."
Carr, who is the top Republican on the commission, thanked Trump in a post to X, saying he is "humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work."
Carr did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
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