{"id":1101951,"date":"2021-12-09T09:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1101951"},"modified":"2021-12-09T09:58:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:58:39","slug":"report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Gigi Sohn&#039;s FCC Nomination Faltering as OAN Walks Back Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1101951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Biden-pick-for-FCC-Gigi-Sohn-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Biden administration\u2019s nomination of the far-left progressive activist Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a powerful federal agency that oversees internet and telecommunications regulation is struggling, according to reports. The news comes as One America News (OAN) walks back its support for Sohn, with network founder Robert Herring saying:&nbsp;\u201cShe shouldn\u2019t be anywhere near the FCC as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 Charles Gasparino reported that the White House is \u201cscrambling\u201d to save Sohn\u2019s nomination due to possible conflicts over past legal work and her public comments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4756097560976\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCOOP (1\/3): As <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STOmarova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STOmarova<\/a> withdraws her nomination to run <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USOCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USOCC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> scrambles to save the nomination of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gigibsohn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gigibsohn<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCC<\/a> because of possible conflicts over past legal work and her public comments, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxBusiness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxBusiness<\/a>. One possible idea floated: Having Sohn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGasparino\/status\/1468332097878249473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.461773700306\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(3\/3) If this is the approach taken to save Sohn&#8217;s nomination it will certainly be controversial. &#8220;It&#8217;s like saying I want to be a priest but I cant work on Sundays,&#8221; one industry insider said. Press officials from FCC\/Cantwell haven&#8217;t returned calls for comment. Developing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGasparino\/status\/1468332101338603522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The owner of OAN, Robert Herring, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/statement-by-charles-herring-president-of-one-america-news-network-endorsing-the-confirmation-of-gigi-sohn-as-fcc-commissioner\/\">said<\/a> his network does not support Sohn\u2019s nomination, slamming her as an \u201cextreme left\u201d pick.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy son came out and supported her, but the company itself is not supporting her\u2026 There is no way this company would ever support her, and no way I\u2019ll ever let it happen. How my son decided he wanted to, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe shouldn\u2019t be anywhere near the FCC as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Herring\u2019s statement, it was widely reported that One America News along with Newsmax were supporting Sohn\u2019s nomination, despite her track record of calling for the censorship of conservative media.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/11\/30\/newsmax-and-oan-back-far-left-pick-for-fcc-commissioner-who-wants-to-censor-conservative-channels\/\">Breitbart News reported<\/a>, Newsmax said it had received \u201cassurances\u201d from Sohn that she would not attempt to censor conservatives if her nomination was successful, despite the fact that both she and the nonprofit she founded, Public Knowledge, regularly called for this.<\/p>\n<p>A report in Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/conservative-media-bidens-fcc-pick-gigi-sohn-f6bb9046-8838-4ec9-9701-061ea089ea21.html\">suggested<\/a> that Newsmax and OAN might be sympathetic to Sohn because she is a critic of the Sinclair Broadcasting Network, their competitor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6170212765957\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FCC nominee Gigi Sohn is the enemy of the Free Press. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MwpWhhBkVd\">pic.twitter.com\/MwpWhhBkVd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Dirty Truth (Josh) (@AKA_RealDirty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AKA_RealDirty\/status\/1468346655481155593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Breitbart News previously reported, Sohn has a track record of far-left, partisan statements.<\/p>\n<p>Via Breitbart News:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"31.946714031972\">\n<p>Sohn was the co-founder and CEO of the leftist advocacy group Public Knowledge, which recently&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/blog\/why-cable-and-satellite-providers-should-drop-one-america-news-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">called on cable and satellite providers<\/a>&nbsp;to drop the conservative One America News Network (OAN).<\/p>\n<p>As an FCC commissioner, Sohn will be in a position of influence over cable and satellite providers.<\/p>\n<p>She has also personally called on the FCC to investigate whether the Sinclair Broadcast Group, a conservative-run network of local TV stations, should hold a broadcast license. As a commissioner, she will be able to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>She has also said that both Fox News and social media are \u201cdangerous to our democracy,\u201d arguing that Fox is the greater danger and calling for a \u201chearing\u201d about the network, which she labeled \u201cstate-sponsored propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>She has also denied even the possibility that Big Tech companies might be engaged in censorship, or otherwise biased against conservatives, even though&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/10\/24\/facebook-reduced-breitbart-traffic-twenty-percent\/\">leaks<\/a>&nbsp;from inside the tech companies have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/10\/24\/facebook-reduced-breitbart-traffic-twenty-percent\/\">repeatedly<\/a>&nbsp;shown this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2019\/02\/27\/facebook-whistleblower-never-saw-deboost-code-applied-to-far-left-publishers-like-young-turks\/\">to be the case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Sohn accused tech companies of trying to \u201cappease\u201d President Trump, whom she labeled a \u201cright-wing extremist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican leaders in the Senate have expressed strong opposition to Sohn\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGigi Sohn is a complete political ideologue who has disdain for conservatives. She would be a complete nightmare for the country when it comes to regulating the public airwaves,\u201d said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSohn, obviously, her views are going to be very far apart from where mine are on all the issues,\u201d Sen. John Thune (R-SD) told <em>Politico<\/em>. \u201cShe\u2019s very left, she\u2019s going to be a heavy hand in regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News.&nbsp;He is the author of&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DELETED-Techs-Battle-Movement-Election\/dp\/154605930X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">#DELETED: Big Tech\u2019s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal The Election.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration\u2019s nomination of the far-left progressive activist Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a powerful federal agency that oversees internet and telecommunications regulation is struggling, according &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}