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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday assigned the chairman Andrew Ferguson the powers needed to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders reducing DEI programs at federal agencies.
The move comes after Ferguson on Wednesday blasted DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion programs, as “a scourge on our institutions.”
“President Trump promised the American people that he would end it. He did so in three incredible executive orders,” Ferguson wrote on X. “Under my leadership, the FTC is doing its part to end the scourge of DEI. We are done with DEI at the FTC. No DEI office, no DEI employment impact, no DEI programming. It’s over.”
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FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson was elected chairman of the FTC last month. (Screenshot/Federal Trade Commission/Fox News)
That same day, Ferguson outlined a series of actions to purge the FTC of DEI-related initiatives at the FTC. Because some of them would demand an end to the Commission’s vote, Ferguson said the Commission will consider a proposal to give it the authority to bring the federal agency into compliance with the president’s orders.
President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders at the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)
On Thursday, the FTC approved the proposal by a 2-1-2 vote, giving Chairman Ferguson the necessary authority to do just that. Commissioners Rebecca K. Slaughter and Lina M. Khan did not participate in the vote.
The FTC is just one of many federal agencies cleared of DEI-related programs after President Donald Trump retook the White House this week.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order removing all DEI programs from the federal government.
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US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, Trump issued two more executive actions targeting DEI — an executive order to end discrimination in the workplace and in higher education through race- and gender-based preferences under the guise of DEI, and a memorandum to rescind a Biden administration policy that prioritized DEI hiring — i in the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
