Fired FTC Commish: ‘We Take on the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the World and We Win’

MOHYELDIN You know I ░░░░░░░░ to say I suspect ░░░░░░░░ most people don t ░░░░░░░░ what the FTC does ░░░░░░░░ how it affects their ░░░░░░░░ to day lives I ░░░░░░░░ tell us in a ░░░░░░░░ the importance of the ░░░░░░░░ What does the agency ░░░░░░░░ and why is it ░░░░░░░░ critical for the way ░░░░░░░░ and business flows in ░░░░░░░░ country BEDOYA So we ░░░░░░░░ fraudsters and monopolists We ░░░░░░░░ on the Martin Shkrelis ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Bezos of the ░░░░░░░░ and we win So ░░░░░░░░ example if you re ░░░░░░░░ about the prices of ░░░░░░░░ medicine you take the ░░░░░░░░ medicine you take we ░░░░░░░░ the ones who got ░░░░░░░░ Shkreli banned from the ░░░░░░░░ industry for life I ░░░░░░░░ just talking about corporate ░░░░░░░░ Right now we re ░░░░░░░░ a company called Greystar ░░░░░░░░ of the largest corporate ░░░░░░░░ in the country we ░░░░░░░░ they packed people s ░░░░░░░░ bills with all these ░░░░░░░░ fees junk fees things ░░░░░░░░ Oh you know you ░░░░░░░░ t want pests in ░░░░░░░░ building You re going ░░░░░░░░ have to pay extra ░░░░░░░░ that Oh you know ░░░░░░░░ want water and lights ░░░░░░░░ the common areas of ░░░░░░░░ apartments that we run ░░░░░░░░ pay extra for that ░░░░░░░░ And so what we ░░░░░░░░ working hard to try ░░░░░░░░ do is keep things ░░░░░░░░ keep things fair for ░░░░░░░░ businesses That s the ░░░░░░░░ of work that FTC ░░░░░░░░ day in and day ░░░░░░░░ MOHYELDIN And let me ░░░░░░░░ get finally your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ mean people may be ░░░░░░░░ this may feel discouraged ░░░░░░░░ is your message to ░░░░░░░░ about what we need ░░░░░░░░ be doing what we ░░░░░░░░ to be concerned about ░░░░░░░░ just that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ been able to fire ░░░░░░░░ and your colleague but ░░░░░░░░ Trump s second term ░░░░░░░░ broadly BEDOYA Look right ░░░░░░░░ there is a decision ░░░░░░░░ this country needs to ░░░░░░░░ Will this be a ░░░░░░░░ of rule of law ░░░░░░░░ will it be a ░░░░░░░░ of rule of billionaires ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ choices people can make ░░░░░░░░ the day to day ░░░░░░░░ I would add one ░░░░░░░░ thing you can do ░░░░░░░░ reach out to a ░░░░░░░░ public servant in your ░░░░░░░░ and tell them what ░░░░░░░░ mean to you ask ░░░░░░░░ how you can help ░░░░░░░░ right now people like ░░░░░░░░ may be on television ░░░░░░░░ it s the folks ░░░░░░░░ our agencies that are ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ next that are wondering ░░░░░░░░ orders they re going ░░░░░░░░ have to follow.”