Aug. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he will report NBC anchor Kristen Welker to the FCC over her characterization of his endorsements in the midterm election cycle.
Welker described the endorsements as delivering "some mixed results" while speaking with WRC-TV on Sunday. Trump-backed candidates have lost several key primaries, notably including Sen. Randy Feenstra in his campaign for Iowa governor.
Trump said he will report Welker for "rebuke or punishment" from the FCC.
"How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?" Trump posted on social media. "Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment."
Welker is the host of NBC's Meet the Press.
An NBC spokesperson said the network will "stand by" Welker in the statement to The Hill.
Other losses by Trump-endorsed candidates this year include Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the state's gubernatorial primary, and South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in a runoff for the Republican gubernatorial primary.
The president has targeted several media companies for punitive action over how he is covered and for commentary on his administration. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has followed up on some of those threats, including a briefly successful campaign to have Jimmy Kimmel Live! taken off the air last year.
Earlier this year, Carr said he would revoke the broadcast licenses of networks over how they covered the Iran war following complaints by the president.
The FCC has not revoked the license of a broadcast station in more than 40 years. It does not have the authority to revoke a license over a disagreement over a viewpoint expressed over the airwaves, such as a depiction of campaign success.