FTC commissioner likens American Bar Association to ‘communist party’ over far-left advocacy

By Kaelan Deese

Published March 27, 2026 7:00am ET

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FTC commissioner likens American Bar Association to ‘communist party’ over far-left advocacy — President Donald Trump hands a pen to Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson after he signed an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance applauds. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The head of the Federal Trade Commission under the Trump administration likened the American Bar Association to the “communist party” on Thursday, accusing the powerful legal group of using its influence to advance a far-left agenda.

“This is the equivalent of enrolling me in the Communist Party of America,” FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson said, recounting how he was automatically signed up for ABA membership early in his legal career.

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