Donald Trump and New York Young Republican Club president Gavin M. Wax speak at the New York Young Republican Club's 111th annual gala in New York on December 9, 2023. (WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wax’s relationship with the White House goes beyond his role at the agency, as he previously served as President of the New York Young Republican Club, which holds an annual holiday gala Trump has attended in person and virtually in previous years.
The young Republican published an op-ed just last week touting the work of Vice President JD Vance and alluded to the goals the former Ohio senator would accomplish should he run for president after Trump’s term ends.
Signage is seen at the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., on August 29, 2020. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
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The FCC is responsible for regulation and oversight of all media, television, broadcast, and radio in the country, as well as internet access and broadband, national emergency communications, spectrum management, and consumer protection.
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The agency was established as part of the Communications Act of 1934.
Fox News Digital reached out to Simington and the White House, but did not receive responses.
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