"This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule," Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr posted on X. "The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct—a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election."

The commission’s equal time rule requires broadcast television and radio stations to provide comparable time and placement to opposing candidates for federal office. I