President Donald Trump's FCC chair, Brendan Carr, has threatened to withhold the licenses of local broadcasters over news coverage he deemed "fake" due to "hoaxes and news distortions" that he believes are part of the president's policy agenda. Critics have called Carr's threat "authoritarian" and "unconstitutional," while he has little power to follow through. Despite this, Carr represents the US government and represents the administration that is trying to control news content and entertainment that the president dislikes. The FCC has not denied a license renewal in decades and any government action against a licensee would likely result in a protracted legal battle. However, media advocacy groups have accused Carr of trying to pressure media companies into submission and self-censorship without explicit government action.