The FTC commissioner fired by Trump
· 21 min
Episode The FTC commissioner fired by Trump
In March, Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, were fired from their jobs by the Trump administration. They say this was done illegally and are challenging their dismissals. Michela talks with Bedoya about what happened, and why he thinks businesses should be concerned.
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For further reading:
Trump’s move to fire us is a terrible warning for the US economy
Two Democrats on US antitrust panel say they were ‘illegally fired’ by Donald Trump
Could Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell?
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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- https://www.ft.com/content/76070bc7-44e1-4077-89f9-72ffa99a8486
- https://www.ft.com/content/de157878-23a6-4961-8f30-60566d7b0d44
- https://www.ft.com/content/2c7302d3-ce64-438f-85e7-96375058ecad
- https://x.com/BedoyaFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- https://twitter.com/mtindera07
- https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com
- https://www.ft.com/content/35040d9e-fd6f-406c-9286-9e5c785fd19f
- https://acast.com/privacy
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