One thing that Liberty Global chairman John Malone has in common with the US president-elect is a willingness to ruffle feathers by touting controversial ideas, in an apparently off-the-cuff way. In Malone’s case, however, the comments are rarely as unthought-out as they may appear. His latest is to suggest that the three major cable operators – Comcast, Charter and Cox – could join together to acquire T-Mobile USA. “Maybe the three major cable companies get together and buy T-Mobile,” Malone told an investor event hosted by Lions Gate Entertainment, in which he is a major shareholder. “One could contemplate in a Trump administration Comcast and Charter could merge.” If incoming president Donald Trump and the new-look FCC allow the proposed…