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My word. You just don’t get it, do you? The FCC does not have the authority to regulate content on cable TV. Does limited government mean anything to you? How about the First Amendment?
A self-described conservative Presidential candidate suggests that the Federal Government exceed its authority and fine a private citizen for making (tasteless) remarks on cable TV. And you shrug.
Like I said, it’s subtle, but Trump’s comment here makes perfectly clear that he is no small-government conservative.

Speaking as a former broadcaster myself, I can assure you that at some point in the upcoming 24 hours of broadcast news on FCC regulated carriers, FOX affiliates will carry excerpts of this rehearsed and planned Megyn Kelly/Rich Lowry attack on Trump. And if they do, they better be *bleeping* the offensive remarks or they may very well end up having an FCC inquiry into it.

It is correct, that the FCC has no current regulatory authority over cable programming. However the FCC DOES regulate over-the-air broadcasting and if you think FOX cable and FOX affiliates on traditional VHF-UHF bands do not share content, you are far more naive than you appear.

And I think you will agree, that as the edited clip gets repeated on the FOX Broadcast network affiliates, many people who tune in to watch “The Simpsons” but who don’t even know who Megyn Kelly is, will say “What did he just say? And who’s that blonde chick?”

Smart strategy, using the unregulated cable network to create controversy that pulls in more viewers from the broadcast network affiliates. Which is why I suspect the fine hand of Roger Ailes behind this.

"….I can assure you that at some point in the upcoming 24 hours of broadcast news on FCC regulated carriers, FOX affiliates will carry excerpts of this rehearsed and planned Megyn Kelly/Rich Lowry attack on Trump….."

It'll be interesting to see if they do report it at all, and if they do if they do so with the same level of contempt they reported what Trump allegedly said.

I'm guessing Trump came out squealing on this because he thinks an attack on him will not be countered with the same widespread show of support. He's probably correct.