President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FCC, Brendan Carr, has put the Walt Disney Company and ABC on notice, saying the network contributed to American distrust in the news media and is making business tough for local TV station owners.

The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is sending a stern message to the owners of television stations and networks. And he is using ABC’s recent settlement with President-elect Donald Trump as a news peg of sorts.

Brendan Carr has fired off a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger referencing ABC's recent settlement of a defamation lawsuit filed by Donald Trump.

President-elect Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a letter warning that he would be “monitoring” ABC’s negotiations with

In a letter to Disney ’s CEO Bob Iger, Brendan Carr lamented the “erosion in public trust” in news media, and suggested ABC was partially to blame. Carr — who wrote Project 2025’s chapter on the FCC — said the agency would be “monitoring” ABC’s negotiations with local television stations that carry its programming.