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Trump Fires Democratic Commissioners at Federal Trade Commission

HeadlineMar 19, 2025

President Trump has fired the two Democratic-appointed commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, in a direct challenge to a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling protecting independent government agencies. Trump’s order terminating Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter leaves the FTC with just two Republican-appointed commissioners, short of the three needed to form a quorum to perform many of the agency’s functions. In a statement, Alvaro Bedoya said, “The FTC is an independent agency founded 111 years ago to fight fraudsters and monopolists. Our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezoses of the world. They take them to court and they win. Now, the president wants the FTC to be a lap dog for his golfing buddies. I’ll see the president in court.”

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