Brendan Carr defended the timing of federal approval for the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, with the Federal Communications Commission chair saying the process “ran normal course” – while also celebrating the Trump Administration’s influence on the national media landscape and suggesting that “consequences” would be felt far into the future.

Carr appeared Sunday on Fox News’ “Media Buzz” with host Howard Kurtz, who grilled the Trump appointee on how “quickly” the merger was approved after Paramount settled the president’s “60 Minutes” lawsuit for $16 million – and CBS effectively canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

“It is giving ammunition to those who believe the skids were greased,” Kurtz said. “That the settlement … was part of an orchestrated arrangemen

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