Summary
Donald Trump fired FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the agency’s only Democrats, prompting accusations of illegal action.
Both cited Supreme Court precedent protecting FTC commissioners from dismissal without cause. Bedoya warned Trump wants the FTC to serve corporate interests, while Slaughter said the administration fears accountability.
The 1935 Supreme Court ruling bars presidents from removing FTC commissioners arbitrarily.
Critics say the move undermines regulatory independence and eliminates opposition voices that could challenge Trump’s policies favoring major corporations.
And as Trump has shown us the Supreme Court has LOTS of Teeth so you BETTER listen to them!
More unnuanced bullshit, that’s objectively false, with small grains of truth. Makes people think Biden had the same backing Trump does now, which is false.
If only Biden had ignored all checks and balances the way Trump is. That’s what we’re actually asking for here, right?