Trump purges Democrats from US Federal Trade Commission

The FTC is an independent agency founded 111 years ago to fight fraudsters and monopolists,

Bedoya said in a post

The president just illegally fired me,

FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter

The reason that the FTC can be so effective for the American people is because of its independence and because its commissioners serve across political parties and ideologies."

She argued for the commission's independence in her statement after she was fired, saying

Now, the President wants the FTC to be a lap dog for his golfing buddies,

he continued

I take seriously my obligation as an officer of the United States to follow the lawful orders of the President of the United States,

Ferguson wrote in his statement, joined by Holyoak

Rebecca Slaughtera commissioner, and fellow Democratic Commissioner

Today the president illegally fired me from my position as a federal trade commissioner, violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent,

Ms. Slaughter said in a statement