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Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC (www.reuters.com)

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NEW YORK, March 18 (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.

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[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Is this an actual firing or a thing like the nlrb or whistleblower where it is illegal and gets reversed. I remember Biden not being able to fire R commissioners from their positions being a reason for certain things not getting done.