At a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Trump administration firing 2 FTC commissioners.
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00:00Go ahead.
00:02On the FTC, two quick questions.
00:03Can you explain the President's thinking in his decision to fire the two Democratic commissioners,
00:08especially given that Mark Meador is on track to be confirmed next week and there would
00:12be a Republican majority?
00:13My biggest question is, why now?
00:16Sure.
00:17Because the time was right to let these people go, and the President absolutely has the authority
00:21to do it.
00:22And they were given ample notice in a letter that I believe your outlet reported on.
00:26So it pretty much explains exactly why this administration chose to let those individuals
00:30go.
00:31Is the ultimate goal to get this to the Supreme Court to try to overturn the 1935 precedent?
00:35The goal was to let these individuals go.
00:37If we have to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court, we certainly will.
00:39Rachel.