FTC Chairman: We Are Already Seeing Improvements in the FCT Under President Trump

BARTIROMO Who are different ░░░░░░░░ Lina Khan Ferguson I ░░░░░░░░ different than Lina Khan ░░░░░░░░ I think M A ░░░░░░░░ good for the American ░░░░░░░░ It drives private sector ░░░░░░░░ And if a deal ░░░░░░░░ anti competitive we ll ░░░░░░░░ swiftly And if it ░░░░░░░░ not we will get ░░░░░░░░ of the way equally ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ have the FTC like ░░░░░░░░ was for the past ░░░░░░░░ years where deals would ░░░░░░░░ into the agency they ░░░░░░░░ disappear no one understood ░░░░░░░░ was going on And ░░░░░░░░ sure seemed like a ░░░░░░░░ of times the FTC ░░░░░░░░ hoping the deals would ░░░░░░░░ of die on the ░░░░░░░░ without any official action ░░░░░░░░ they re anti competitive ░░░░░░░░ ll go to court ░░░░░░░░ we re not we ░░░░░░░░ going to get out ░░░░░░░░ the way and we ░░░░░░░░ going to let the ░░░░░░░░ grow for all Americans ░░░░░░░░ Very great points Very ░░░░░░░░ said Mr Chairman before ░░░░░░░░ go do you see ░░░░░░░░ increase of sort of ░░░░░░░░ deals that were on ░░░░░░░░ shelf coming off the ░░░░░░░░ for for your review ░░░░░░░░ this point Ferguson We ░░░░░░░░ seen a pickup in ░░░░░░░░ activity especially right at ░░░░░░░░ February And you know ░░░░░░░░ ll see if that ░░░░░░░░ The FTC is ready ░░░░░░░░ whatever comes But again ░░░░░░░░ main goal is regulatory ░░░░░░░░ and clarity If a ░░░░░░░░ is anti competitive we ░░░░░░░░ going to be honest ░░░░░░░░ the business community and ░░░░░░░░ look we re going ░░░░░░░░ have to go to ░░░░░░░░ on this and if ░░░░░░░░ s not we re ░░░░░░░░ out of the way ░░░░░░░░ ve granted early terminations ░░░░░░░░ deals to allow them ░░░░░░░░ close early The previous ░░░░░░░░ was refusing to do ░░░░░░░░ We ve already brought ░░░░░░░░ back And we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing improvements in the ░░░░░░░░ at the FTC under ░░░░░░░░ Trump BARTIROMO Terrific Really ░░░░░░░░ interview this morning Mr ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Ferguson Thank ░░░░░░░░ Maria BARTIROMO All right ░░░░░░░░ Ferguson joining us Stay ░░░░░░░░ us We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back.”