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Republican senators on Wednesday grilled President Biden's nominee for the Federal Communications Commission Gigi Sohn over her past tweets calling Fox News 'state sponsored propaganda.'
Sohn, a Georgetown University law professor, acknowledged that her tweets were 'concerning to some' but stood by her record and said any internal bias would not influence her work.
'I've got a list of comments here about Fox News, are you biased against them?' Blunt asked her.
'You're referring to my tweets that are now pretty famous,' she said, smiling, when Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) questioned her during a Senate confirmation hearing.
'You're referring to my tweets that are now pretty famous,' said Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn during Senate testimony Wednedsay
'I understand they're concerning to some, and anyone who knows me knows i'm pretty direct, she said. And anyone who knows me knows I'm pretty direct. But they were made in my role as a public advocate.'
Maybe the tone was a little sharper - maybe I should have dulled it a little bit,' she said. She said it was part of her job as a public interest advocate.
Blunt then asked her about the 'state sponsored' comment.
'My opinions as a public interest advocate will have no bearing on how I will behave as a policymaker,' she responded. She
