Trump FTC pick Andrew Ferguson will bring ‘substantive change’ after Lina Khan

Published December 12, 2024 5:00am ET



President-elect Donald Trump has ended speculation that he could keep the FTC‘s controversial chairwoman on board, but the agency may not change as much as some critics hoped.

Trump has named FTC commissioner Andrew Ferguson to replace Lina Khan, whose aggressive tactics drew the ire of establishment Republicans but won her friends in MAGA world.

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