# FCC Democrat warns broadcasters to resist Trump’s media pressure tactics

https://mins.news/en/item/113347

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 20:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/23/fcc-democrat-warns-broadcasters-to-resist-trumps-media-pressure-tactics?traffic_source=rss

> Anna Gomez, the FCC’s sole Democratic member, urged the National Association of Broadcasters to step up its response to pressure from the Trump administration on news networks and television stations. She said the administration was using the FCC to reshape media and argued that airing polls it dislikes does not meet the standard for actionable news distortion.

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