President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Andrew Ferguson to be the subsequent chair of the Federal Commerce Fee. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned reward from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to battle large tech.
“Andrew has a confirmed document of standing as much as Huge Tech censorship, and defending Freedom of Speech in our Nice Nation,” Trump says in a post on Truth Social.
In accordance with a document obtained by Punchbowl News’ Ben Brody, Ferguson’s pitch for the job included intentions to “reverse Lina Khan’s anti-business agenda,” “maintain large tech accountable and cease censorship,” and “shield freedom of speech and battle wokeness.” The doc additionally mentioned Ferguson would “battle again towards the trans agenda.”
Ferguson was first sworn in as an FTC commissioner in April, however Trump says that Ferguson will start his position as chair on “day one” of his administration.
“On the FTC, we are going to finish Huge Tech’s vendetta towards competitors and free speech,” Ferguson writes in a post on X. “We are going to ensure that America is the world’s technological chief and one of the best place for innovators to deliver new concepts to life.”
Trump also announced that he’s nominating Mark Meador, presently a companion at an antitrust legislation agency, to be an FTC commissioner.
