More of Trump’s descent into dictatorship

Two illegal firings that will increase prices for consumers and concentrate more power in Trump’s hands — unless the courts stop him.

Friends,

I would not impose on you for a third time today unless it was particularly urgent.

This afternoon, Trump illegally fired the two Democratic commissioners on the five-member Federal Trade Commission — Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya.

Commissioner Slaughter had this to say:

“Today, the President illegally fired me from my position as a …