President-elect Donald J. Trump has burst onto the transition scene with energy and important pronouncements, including naming of Gail Slater to head up transition efforts on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That is an excellent if unsurprising choice.
Ms. Slater served in the first Trump Administration as a Special Assistant to the President, working with Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council. Since February 2024 she has been Economic Policy Advisor to Senator J.D. Vance, and she also worked at the FTC from 2004-14.
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