On with Kara Swisher Fired Up: FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter Say They'll Fight Trump
Podcast Episode | 58 min | Talk-Show

On with Kara Swisher

Fired Up: FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter Say They'll Fight Trump

Podcast Episode | 58 min | Talk-Show

President Trump fired Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission, last week, sending shock waves through political and business circles. The FTC is an independent, bipartisan ...See morePresident Trump fired Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission, last week, sending shock waves through political and business circles. The FTC is an independent, bipartisan agency and, as a defender of antitrust and consumer protection laws, one of the most important government watchdogs. FTC commissioners serve seven year terms and, according to a 1935 SCOTUS ruling, can only be fired for cause. But even though, based on that decision, Bedoya's and Slaughter's terminations are illegal, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has come out in support of Trump's firing power. The White House says it's ready to take the case to the Supreme Court. See less

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Name	Known for
Kara Swisher Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Morning Show (I) (2019)
Alvaro Bedoya Self Self See fewer	Coded Bias (2020)
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Self Self See fewer	InHospitable (2021)

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