President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Nominated by Trump in 2017 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate unanimously three times, Carr currently serves as the senior Republican member of the FCC. In his announcement of Carr’s appointment, the president-elect said he is designating him as permanent chairman due to his term.
“His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman,” Trump wrote.
The president-elect further hailed Carr as a “warrior for Free Speech” and a man who “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…
