Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldTwo Democratic members of the US Federal Trade Commission said they were \u201cillegally fired\u201d by Donald Trump, in the president\u2019s latest broadside against independent federal agencies.\u00a0Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya \u2014 the only two Democratic commissioners at the top US antitrust regulator \u2014 on Tuesday said they were sacked in a bid to quash the FTC\u2019s independence. Bedoya also vowed to take Trump to court.\u00a0\u201cThe administration clearly fears the accountability that opposition voices would provide if the President orders [FTC] Chairman [Andrew] Ferguson to treat the most powerful corporations and their executives \u2014 like those that flanked the President at his inauguration \u2014 with kid gloves,\u201d Slaughter said in a statement. Big Tech CEOs such as Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos and Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg attended the event on January 20.\u00a0Trump \u201cwants the FTC to be a lapdog for his golfing buddies\u201d, Bedoya said in his statement. \u201cAnd to everyone who is watching all of this unfold, don\u2019t be scared. Fight back\u201d.The move comes as the Trump administration has pledged to take greater control of federal regulators, testing the limits of presidential powers. Trump last month signed an executive order that \u201creins in independent agencies\u201d, in which he namechecked the FTC.\u00a0The US Constitution \u201cvests all executive power in the president, meaning that all executive branch officials and employees are subject to his supervision\u201d, the White House said at the time. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the firings on Tuesday. Ferguson echoed this sentiment, saying in a statement he had \u201cno doubts\u201d about Trump\u2019s \u201cconstitutional authority to remove Commissioners, which is necessary to ensure democratic accountability for our government\u201d.\u00a0The US Supreme Court in 1935 upheld a law that prohibits the removal of FTC commissioners unless for inefficiency, malfeasance or neglect of duty.\u00a0The FTC will for now include only two commissioners, both Republican, until Trump appoints new members.The move is the latest in a series of firings across the federal government, as the Trump administration seeks to slash regulation and public spending in efforts led by Tesla boss and top Trump adviser and donor Elon Musk.\u00a0The sackings drew criticism from consumer advocacy groups and think-tanks advocating for tough antitrust enforcement.\u00a0It appeared that Trump \u201chas chosen to put the interests of the oligarch and all-powerful corporation first, and the interests of every other American last\u201d, Barry Lynn, executive director at think-tank Open Markets, said in a statement.\u00a0Ferguson said the FTC would \u201ccontinue its tireless work to protect consumers, lower prices, and police anti-competitive behaviour\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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