WHY THIS MATTERS:Pai's remarks came during questioning by House Energy & Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) at an FCC reauthorization hearing Tuesday.
It is appropriate that during Shark Week, President Donald Trump has jumped the shark in his ongoing plot arc of tearing down the institutions meant to check his power, including broadcast and cable journalists. Be prepared to be aghast. Just when you think you have heard it all from this president, you haven't.