Press Release: 3/19/2025

Warren Statement on the Firing of Two Federal Trade Commissioners

 

Washington, D.C. – Following the news that President Trump fired Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: 

“Donald Trump just illegally fired two independent commissioners at the FTC who fight big corporations that abuse consumers and workers. 

"Why? Trump’s billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you. 

"The courts must reinstate the commissioners.”