Mike Pompeo: Block Media Cartel Bill, It Would Lead to Censorship of Conservatives
December 4, 2022 | District of Columbia
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Friday that Congress should block the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), arguing it would lead to censorship of conservatives.
“Giving the media cartel power to censor conservatives would be a mistake,” Pompeo said in a written statement. “Congress should vote down the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.”
Pompeo urged the bill be defeated as the swamp has moved to pass the bill during Congress’s lame duck session, and before Republicans take control of the House.
The JCPA would create an antitrust exemption for the media industry, thus creating a media cartel, to negotiate with big tech. Conservatives across the political spectrum argued that the bill would only empower establishment media conglomerates and lead to censorship of conservatives.
An increasing number of conservatives are calling to stop the JCPA from being passed during Congress’s lame duck session.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) oppose the bill… (Excerpt from Breitbart)
