The firings of the two FTC commissioners has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic senators and antimonopoly groups concerned that the move is designed to remove opposition within the agency to big corporations. © Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
A White House official confirmed the firings of Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter after they were first reported by Reuters, but had no additional comment.