It’s true that analysts expect the Trump administration to generally be less hostile to mergers.
Yet it’s also true that some Republicans – including some tapped to join the Trump administration – have been described as “Khanservatives” because they’ve called for tougher, not weaker, antitrust scrutiny.
Earlier this year, Gaetz told NOTUS that the FCC chair’s work “inspired me” and he expressed hope she stays in power for a Trump administration.
As Gaetz fights to survive a tough nomination process to be attorney general, Comcast dropped a bombshell in the media industry by spinning off MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen and other networks.
“It’s hard not to look at the spinoff of CNBC and MSNBC as potentially a response to the new administration,” said Petro.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
New York, Florida, USA