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Andrew Ferguson , one of two Republican FTC commissioners name by U.S. President Joe Biden , will be the country ’s next FTC president , incoming United States President Donald Trump announced Tuesday on societal medium .
The news show is being satisfy with relief in some circles . Current FTC Chair Lina Khan was blamed by many in Silicon Valley for a dearth of M&A activity , with critics citing the antitrust font the agency has make for against Big Tech ship’s company under her leadership , which start out in June , 2021 .
Khan , whose term expired in September but who has remained in the role , ride downwith TechCrunch last June , where she speak some of those critics , saying : “ [ If ] you are a startup or a founder that is eager for an acquisition as an exit , I would think that a globe in which you have six or seven or eight possible suitor is a good world than one where you have just one or two . ”
Ferguson , who was earlier a Congressional aide and Supreme Court clerk , will be “ the most America First , and pro - innovation FTC Chair in our Country ’s History , ” Trump wrote Tuesday .
