Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators

UPDATED: March 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM PDT

Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter both released statements saying they’d been dismissed illegally.

Originally Published: March 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM PDT

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The dismissals of Bedoya and Slaughter follow the Trump administration removing several years worth of online “business guidance” blogs published by the FTC under the Biden administration.