Media-justice groups denounced the White House for celebrating the program with the same companies currently blocking the confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the FCC.
“Some of the internet service providers appearing at this White House event are sabotaging President Biden’s FCC even as they pose for today’s photo op,” said Free Press VP Matt Wood.
It will be hard to watch the president and vice president stand shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the same companies orchestrating a smear campaign against Gigi Sohn.
Members of Congress should listen to their constituents instead of cozying up to Trump, who wants to eliminate all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.