Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) vowed that there would be a “brawl” if wealthy Democratic donors attempt to force Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan out of a potential Harris Administration. In a tweet, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Let me make this clear, since billionaires have been trying to play footsie with the ticket: Anyone goes near Lina Khan and there will be an out and out brawl. And that is a promise.” In her time leading the FTC, Khan has angered segments of the business community by banning non-compete agreements, pushing aggressive antitrust enforcement, expanding the review of mergers to consider the impact on workers, and taken action against Amazon, Google, and various drug companies and PBMs for allegedly manipulating their monopoly power.
