Donald Trump Jr. thinks FCC's Ajit Pai was Obama appointee

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Metro US


The Federal Communications Commission head who repealed net neutrality was actually put in place by President Trump.
By
Michael Martin
Published : December 15, 2017



Donald Trump Jr. apparently thinks the Federal Communications Commission head who killed net neutrality was appointed by former President Obama, when he was actually put in office by his father, President Trump.

Last night, in an attempt to pwn the libtards who were dismayed by the vote to kill the regulations preventing internet-service providers from charging more for access to certain content, Trump Jr. tweeted, "I would pay good money to see all those people complaining about Obama’s FCC chairman voting to repeal #NetNeutality actually explain it in detail. I’d also bet most hadn’t heard of it before this week. #outrage"

Aside from the irony of misspelling "net neutrality" while accusing its supporters of being uninformed, Trump Jr. made an erroneous reference to "Obama's FCC chairman." Ajit Pai was named chairman of the FCC by President Trump in January 2017. Pai had previously served as a member of the FCC beginning in 2012, when he was appointed by Obama. An FCC member is to the FCC head what a board member is to a CEO.

Upon taking office, Pai immediately announced his intent to repeal net neutrality, an Obama-era regulation that took effect in 2015. It essentially declared the internet to be a public utility, preventing internet-service providers from speeding up or slowing access to certain content. Supporters said this leveled the playing field: A major corporation couldn't pay for its content to stream faster than content coming from a competing small business or individual. Removing that protection would also theoretically allow ISPs to charge consumers more for access to video or streaming services, creating multi-tier plans instead of one-price-gets-all access.

Read more: https://www.metro.us/president-trump/donald-trump-jr-ajit-pai-obama

[Irish_Dem]

1. And this is the smart brother? nt

[Arkansas Granny]

2. The Trump family draws from a very shallow well.

[TygrBright]

3. The family Jeeen-yus... n/t

[tazkcmo]

4. No

The smart one is still a twinkle in their father's eye

[maddiemom]

22. Dear God!

Don't let that mean he's still capable of reproducing..

[bathroommonkey76]

12. Don Jr

didn't ingest as many gold-plated lead chips as his brother.

[aggiesal]

18. OK, before we all start sounding just as stupid ...

Ajit Pai was put on the FCC by Obama.
He was not placed there as the FCC Chairman.

There are 5 FCC members.
The majority party gets 3 members
and the minority party gets 2 members.

The sitting President as a courtesy selects 2 members of the opposite party.
One of Obama's courtesy picks was Pai.

When Donnie-two-scoops took over, he promoted Pai to FCC because
he was such an anti-net neutrality proponent.

As much as I hate to say so, Spawn Jr. is not entirely incorrect.
Pai is an Obama selection, but as chairman, that falls on Cheetolini.

[Irish_Dem]

20. The amazing thing is that he is somewhat correct. Doesn't happen often.

[maddiemom]

21. To be fair, I'll give him a typo or two.

In exchange, he could maybe be quiet for a while. His official position is what, exactly?

[Irish_Dem]

25. I know, can you imagine the outcry if Obama's children or wife

took such a central role while he was president?

[maddiemom]

28. And the Obama girls were probably more savvy at their ages than the Trump kids are today.

I often think that more then twenty years of "Hillary Hate" began with Bill, when he took office, remarking something to the effect that we were getting "two for one" with him and Hillary. Resentment toward her and her contributions (such as a healthcare plan) started then. Michelle Obama? Barack never made the same mistake, but after Eleanor Roosevelt, who broke the mold out of necessity, came Hillary and Michelle, outstanding in their own right, but walking a fine line with the public because of it. Michelle was smart enough to take a lesson from Hillary's treatment, let alone racial consideration (bare arms criticized versus nude poses?) Jackie was a style and fashion icon, and no dummy, but hardly got involved with WH issues beyond fashion and decorating. Other first ladies, of both parties, had their causes, but politely stayed in the background (as we were used to). Things are changing, and, despite a "Black" president who was just as much White, we seem to have a very long way still to go.

[Irish_Dem]

32. Yes, Obama did not want to put a foot wrong, and Michelle made it

clear from the beginning she would stick to a circumscribed role, despite the fact she is very educated, capable and intelligent. The hatred and animosity towards Obama by the GOP congress made them both wary I am sure.

And yes the Obama girls have higher IQ points in their little fingers than the whole Trump family combined.

[PatrickforO]

5. Yes, I just had a long talk with a staffer of my Republican US Senator.

Net neutrality is a bipartisan issue, and this particular Senator feels it would be good to legislate neutrality instead of merely having an FCC appointee take a quick vote and screw all of us. Apparently, according to this staffer, there are some net neutrality bipartisan bills being introduced in the House. So, we'll see how it plays out.

By the way, did you see the MORON Cheetoh nominated for appointment to the Federal Court system? The idiot knows NOTHING about law.

Sigh...

[Judi Lynn]

11. Good to see your comments. Nice to hear there is room to hope for the moment. n/t

[marble falls]

6. The nut bag didn't fall far from the Orange Shitgibbon tree, did it.

[shanny]

7. Well--he was...just not as chairman.

[Sienna86]

8. He was appointed by Obama to the commission.

McConnell submitted his name when asked by President Obama.

[maddiemom]

24. Wait what!

Does that mean Obama was treating McConnell with respect and valued his opinion? McConnell certainly returned the favor, didn't he?

[IronLionZion]

35. It is limited to 3 commissioners of the president's party, and 2 of the other party

so Obama appointed Pai as one of the 2 Republican members. Trump promoted him to chairman mainly to avoid Senate confirmation hearings on net neutrality

[underpants]

9. Jr. never fails to fail

The BEST PEOPLE! I tell ya

[maddiemom]

26. I miss the Bush twins! I would never have believed it.

[NastyRiffraff]

10. I'd love to see his smug, smirking face behind bars

He's the epitome of self-absorbed privilege. I bet he got gentlemen's Cs in college.

[Irish_Dem]

13. I believe both Trump and Jr have refused to release their college transcripts.

Trump Jr was said to be intoxicated most of the time in college...
and chasing women....probably went to movies too.

[Maggiemayhem]

30. Don Jrs Preschool teacher asked him to move his mat

And he said “Fuck you bitch.” He was three. Can you imagine what went on in that house?

[Irish_Dem]

31. Trump is abusive to his wives, probably in front of the children.

And he probably is abusive to the children as well.
And the kids were taught that every one is a servant, beneath them, and to be ordered around. Teachers fall in the category apparently.

[47of74]

15. Pai or Fuckface Jr?

Or both?

[They_Live]

16. all of them

please.

[NastyRiffraff]

23. I was thinking of Junior, but

both fit the description.

[SeattleVet]

14. 100 million sperm, and this was the winner.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. !!!!!

[aggiesal]

19. Thank God, I wasn't drinking anything ...

[FailureToCommunicate]

27. ...

[keithbvadu2]

29. The winner

[pnwmom]

33. I don't believe that. He's fine with looking dumb as long as DT's dumbest followers believe him.

When we lose the internet as we know it, at least half of DT's believers will be convinced that it was Obama's fault, just as they blame him for 9/11 and the Iraq war.

[BlueIdaho]

34. My thoughts exactly...

Just like all the political party mis-attribution on FOX noise. It’s done intentionally to feed the base. They know the bottom feeders never pay attention to retractions. In this case daddy’s little darling won’t even bother to correct himself.

[Akoto]

36. Net Neutrality isn't dead until we've exhausted every appeal there is. n/t

[dalton99a]

37. Sounds more demented than his crazy asshole father

[KPN]

38. Smug faced dipshit.