President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he has selected Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr to be the chairman of the FCC.
“Commissioner Carr currently serves as the senior Republican on the FCC,” Trump said. “Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel. I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017, and he has been confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate three times.”
“His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman,” he added.
Carr responded to the appointment with a statement on X: “Thank you, President Trump!”
“I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC,” he said. “Now we get to work.”
Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, to whom Carr served as an advisor at the FCC, applauded Trump’s pick.
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