WASHINGTON – As key appointments in the incoming Trump Administration take shape, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown outlined three reasons for President-elect Donald Trump to remove Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan. Writing for the Washington Examiner, Brown argued that without new leadership at the FTC, the president-elect’s agenda to revamp the economy is at risk.
“If Trump is serious about reversing Biden-era economic policies that the electorate rejected, Khan must not only be replaced as chairwoman of the five-person commission, but she must be replaced with a new commissioner who shares Trump’s vision,” Brown wrote.
Since 2022, Brown has led the charge spotlighting the disastrous Biden antitrust agenda and its far-reaching implications on American innovation, consumers, jobs and the economy. Pointing to the recent Spirit Airlines bankruptcy news, Brown shared how “meddling from government regulators is already creating headaches for consumers,” noting that price-sensitive Americans will soon have even fewer affordable flight options available.
Brown went on to call out Khan’s visits to incumbent Democrat lawmakers’ home districts in the month prior to Election Day, warning that keeping her in her current position “enables her to stay on the national stage and spread her misguided ideas.”
He also reminded readers that some of Khan’s greatest boosters are the same people who continue to denounce the president-elect: “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) vowed an “out brawl” against anyone who sought Khan’s removal. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), already claiming the incoming president is “breaking the law,” called Khan a “fearless champion,” while socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went even further, lauding Khan as the “best FTC Chair in modern history.”
Brown concluded: “These should not be the people dictating personnel in the incoming administration.”
Read the full piece at the Washington Examiner here.
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