Donald Trump has appointed Andrew Ferguson to function the following chair of the Federal Commerce Fee, which has a significant say over mergers and acquisitions.
“Andrew has a confirmed report of standing as much as Huge Tech censorship, and defending Freedom of Speech in our Nice Nation,” Trump wrote on Reality Social this afternoon.
Ferguson has been a commissioner on the FTC since April, so he doesn’t must be confirmed within the Senate.
He beforehand served as solicitor common in Virginia, and was a litigator for antitrust at a number of D.C. legislation companies.
“Andrew would be the most America First, and pro-innovation FTC Chair in our Nation’s Historical past,” Trump wrote.
Ferguson will succeed Lina Khan, President Joe Biden’s choose for FTC chair. Throughout her tenure, she has aggressively challenged some main mergers and trade focus. Earlier immediately, a federal decide sided with the FTC in blocking the merger of grocery giants Kroger and Safeway.
Earlier this month Trump nominated Gail Slater to function chief of the Justice Division’s antitrust division. In November, he tapped FCC commissioner Brendan Carr to chair that company.
