Democratic FTC commissioners say they were ‘illegally fired’ | CNN Business

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President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, with both commissioners saying they were ”illegally fired.”

Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya posted a scathing critique of the Trump administration on X after the firing.

“I’m a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. The president just illegally fired me,” Bedoya wrote. “Now, the president wants the FTC to be a lapdog for his golfing buddies.”

In a separate emailed statement, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said: “The President illegally fired me from my position as a Federal Trade

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