with Jeroslyn JoVonn

November 4, 2024

An FCC commissioner took issue with Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on Saturday Night Live.

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A commissioner from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Addressing Vice President Kamala Harris‘ last appearance Saturday Night Live.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr made a sound Following Vice President Harris’ announcement, streaming has been suspended on X, formerly known as Twitter SNL appearance. According to Carr, the senior Republican on the commission appointed by former President Donald Trump, Harris’ appearance on the show was “a clear and obvious effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule.”

“The purpose of the rule is precisely to avoid this type of biased and partisan behavior – a licensed broadcaster using public broadcasts to exert influence over a candidate on the eve of an election,” he explained. “Unless the publisher offers Equal Time to other eligible campaigns.”

“A few weeks ago, SNL’s Lorne Michaels said: I wouldn’t Carr wrote in a follow-up tweet that we could not bring in either candidate due to election and equal time laws.

“NBC has now filed a notice acknowledging that they provided the Democratic Party candidate with free airtime last night under the FCC’s Equal Time rule,” he added.

In another round of tweets, Carr accused NBC of orchestrating Harris’ plan. SNL appearing “just a few hours before the election” to deny all other candidates a week of procedural rights. This is contrary to the claim FCC’s seven-day rule this “gives eligible candidates one week to request their Equal Time from the broadcast station.”