Mr Ferguson served as Virginia’s solicitor general before joining the FTC in April.
This is probably the least odious of Trump’s appointments I’ve heard so far. He seems at least competent to hold the position, even if he’ll do shitty things with it.
The real head scratcher is, why did Biden appoint him to the FTC at all? Why do Democrats always have the self destructive instinct to play nice with Republicans? It’s not like Republicans return the favor.
This sucks, I saw an interview with her and she’s clearly bright, motivated, and trying to help the common person.
She’s been amazing in the position. It’s practically the first time in at least the last 30-40 years that the FTC has been doing what the FTC was designed to do. She’s gotten plenty of flack from wealthy Democratic donors too, complete with public demands for Biden to replace her.
Which is unfortunately a list of negative in their world
As an FTC commissioner, Mr Ferguson has dissented from several of Ms Khan’s rulemaking efforts, including a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts and rules to make it easier to cancel subscriptions.
