EDITORIAL: In defense of FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson
Shocking. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is bashing another Trump appointed agency head.
This time it is Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). While the writers of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board sit and reminisce about the Romney/Ryan era that gave us another term of President Barack Obama, it is worth noting they have been wrong about many issues over the past decade, from trade to immigration.
The Wall Street Journal had a field day the last few years attacking Lina Khan, President Joe Biden’s pick for FTC chair. Khan was praised by many on the right at the beginning, including by then-Sen. JD Vance and Tucker Carlson. However, as time went on it was clear she simply wanted to destroy business, not take a targeted approach.
Now, the Wall Street Journal is attempting to paint Andrew Ferguson as the next coming of Lina Khan. That is laughable and dishonest.
First, Andrew Ferguson clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas. While the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board was busy praising bad trade deals behind a keyboard, Andrew Ferguson was helping Justice Thomas protect the Second Amendment and religious liberty.
Second, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board wrote in defense of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he faced down lies, slander, and smears during his contentious confirmation process. Andrew Ferguson was in the room working for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) to confirm Kavanaugh.
Additionally, when Nancy Pelosi impeached President Donald Trump twice on phony charges, Andrew Ferguson led the defense charge for the dominant Senate Republicans.
Lastly, the Wall Street Journal wildly claims in its editorial that Ferguson isn’t aware of how governments create monopolies. But, the Wall Street Journal ignores Ferguson praising President Trump’s executive orders increasing economic diversity and hammering overregulation.
A source familiar tells Washington Reporter that the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board was told this, was previously unaware of the existence of Ferguson’s remarks, and simply refused to include them This is a journalistic fumble that only impacts the Wall Street Journal’s credibility. The Wall Street Journal also pointed out Khan’s attack on the oil and gas industry, but refused to acknowledge that Ferguson is working to undo her attacks.
The attempts to tie Ferguson to Khan are dishonest and wrong. Ferguson repeatedly dissented from Khan’s opinions at the FTC. Now, Ferguson is fighting Big Tech companies from his perch at the FTC.
Meta not only censored conservative content, but it banned a President of the United States, President Trump, from their platform. It practiced diversity, equity, and inclusion for years, all while bending to the Biden administration’s woke, anti-American demands.
Why is the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board siding with woke monopolies that censor conservatives? Should they not be backing the former Clarence Thomas clerk who is spearheading Trump’s pro-innovation agenda at the FTC?
These are serious questions that deserve real answers.