FCC chair ‘stands by’ Sinclair merger review after Trump tweets it’s ‘sad and unfair’
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/25/17613674/fcc-ajit-pai-sinclair-tribune-trump-tweet
During an oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday afternoon, FCC chairman Ajit Pai responded to a tweet from the president saying the commission’s call for a hearing over Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed acquisition of Tribune Media was “disgraceful.” Pai said he “stands by” his decision but did not address the president’s tweet directly.
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) was the first member to interrogate the commissioners on whether they agreed with the president’s tweet. Pallone claimed that the merger would pose serious anti-competitive concerns and hurt consumers in tweets responding to the president this afternoon.
FCC chair ‘stands by’ Sinclair merger review after Trump tweets it’s ‘sad and unfair’
Jul 25, 2018, 8:36pm UTC
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/25/17613674/fcc-ajit-pai-sinclair-tribune-trump-tweet
> During an oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday afternoon, FCC chairman Ajit Pai responded to a tweet from the president saying the commission’s call for a hearing over Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed acquisition of Tribune Media was “disgraceful.” Pai said he “stands by” his decision but did not address the president’s tweet directly.
> Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) was the first member to interrogate the commissioners on whether they agreed with the president’s tweet. Pallone claimed that the merger would pose serious anti-competitive concerns and hurt consumers in tweets responding to the president this afternoon.