{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/681a6a93f30c20bff7adda69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The FTC commissioner fired by Trump","description":"<p>In March, Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, were fired from their jobs by the Trump administration. They say this was done illegally and are challenging their dismissals. Michela talks with Bedoya about what happened, and why he thinks businesses should be concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/76070bc7-44e1-4077-89f9-72ffa99a8486\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump’s move to fire us is a terrible warning for the US economy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/de157878-23a6-4961-8f30-60566d7b0d44\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Two Democrats on US antitrust panel say they were ‘illegally fired’ by Donald Trump</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2c7302d3-ce64-438f-85e7-96375058ecad\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Could Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell?</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alvaro Bedoya on X (<a href=\"https://x.com/BedoyaFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@BedoyaFTC</a>). Michela Tindera is on X (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/35040d9e-fd6f-406c-9286-9e5c785fd19f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}