Trump Dredges Up Displeasure With Pai's Sinclair/Tribune HDO Decision
President Donald Trump may have invoked his lingering displeasure Tuesday over FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's July decision to issue a hearing designation order in the review of Sinclair's doomed deal to buy Tribune Media (see 1807160048). Trump later that month…
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tweeted that the HDO was “disgraceful” and “so sad and unfair” (see 1807250057). “I'm grateful to have numerous Americans of Indian and Southeast Asian heritage who fulfill critical roles across my administration,” Trump said Tuesday during a White House event celebrating the Hindu holiday Diwali. Trump singled out Pai and noted he “didn't like one decision he made, but that's all right,” prompting laughter from participants. “Not even a little bit,” Trump said. “But he's independent.”