The FTC commissioner fired by Trump

特朗普解雇的联邦贸易委员会专员

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2025-05-07

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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.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  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?  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Alvaro Bedoya on X (@BedoyaFTC). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.ft.com), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Back in March,

  • Alvaro Bedoya was at an after school event for his daughter when he received some life changing news.

  • It was a Tuesday and I just left work and I arrived at my daughter's gymnastics class.

  • And, you know,

  • a lot of the parents at these classes sit there and they take care of email or take a call.

  • But my daughter actually gets really annoyed when I do that.

  • And so I was very deliberately not looking at my phone.

  • And then I got a call from Commissioner Slaughter, Rebecca Slaughter.

  • Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter were colleagues serving as members of the Federal Trade Commission,

  • which enforces U.S. antitrust and consumer protection laws.

  • They were the only two Democrats serving on the commission at the time.

  • She said, well,

  • there is an email from the White House in my email saying that they are firing me,