Republicans and conservative groups cheered Tuesday after President Biden's beleaguered nominee for the Federal Communications Commission withdrew from consideration for the position.
Sen. Ted Cruz grills Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn over political donations she made to senators during her nomination process.
"When I accepted his nomination over sixteen months ago, I could not have imagined that legions of cable and media industry lobbyists, their bought-and-paid-for surrogates, and dark money political groups with bottomless pockets would distort my over 30-year history as a consumer advocate into an absurd caricature of blatant lies," Sohn told The Washington Post in a statement.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that Sohn's withdrawal was"clearly unfortunate" and that the White House was"sad to see this happen." "Biden talked early on in his administration about how he wanted to change the tone and become more bipartisan," he continued."Then he started sending out these shrill partisan nominees to key agencies. She would have been on the FCC, particularly with all the stuff they've got in front of them right now — she had lots of issues in the confirmation hearings that raise questions about her character, her judgment. So, this was a long overdue outcome.
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