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[^2]\n\nPresident Donald Trump demanded that the Federal Communications Commission punish or rebuke NBC journalist Kristen Welker for stating he has 'mixed results' in his election endorsements. [^3]\n\nA lower court had ruled that President Donald Trump is not the owner of the White House but a tenant, and therefore not authorized to order major renovation projects without congressional approval. [^4]\n\nPresident Donald Trump called on communications regulators to punish NBC News journalist Kristen Welker, writing on Truth Social that she would be reported to the FCC for a reprimand or punishment after she said he had 'mixed results' in supporting candidates in primaries. [^5]\n\nA bombshell Washington Post report revealed that top military commanders explicitly warned Hegseth that a prolonged war with Iran would dangerously drain American defense capabilities. [^6]\n\nTrump flew into a rage against NBC's Kristen Welker for reporting on mixed outcomes of his primary endorsements and threatened to seek FCC rebuke or punishment for her. [^7]\n\nTrump insisted his record was essentially perfect and wanted the FCC to function as his private ministry of truth to punish reporters. [^8]\n\nPresident Donald Trump claimed that Kristen Welker's statement about his 'mixed results' was a 'purposeful inaccuracy' and that he had 100% win rates for U.S. Senate endorsements and 98% for U.S. House endorsements. 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