Donald Trump Appoints Andrew Ferguson As Next Chair Of Federal Trade Commission
deadline.comDonald Trump has appointed Andrew Ferguson to serve as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, which has a major say over mergers and acquisitions. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social this afternoon.
Ferguson has been a commissioner on the FTC since April, so he does not have to be confirmed in the Senate. He previously served as solicitor general in Virginia, and was a litigator for antitrust at several D.C.
law firms. “Andrew will be the most America First, and pro-innovation FTC Chair in our Country’s History,” Trump wrote. Ferguson will succeed Lina Khan, President Joe Biden’s pick for FTC chair.
During her tenure, she has aggressively challenged some major mergers and industry concentration. Earlier today, a federal judge sided with the FTC in blocking the merger of grocery giants Kroger and Safeway.
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