Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, on the 4th (local time) nominated Gale Slater, economic advisor to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and a proponent of stronger regulation of Big Tech (large information technology companies), as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice, who will lead antitrust work in the next administration.
Trump announced this on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating, "Gale will help ensure that competition laws are strongly and fairly enforced with clear rules that promote the creativity of great American companies rather than suppress it" in her new role.
He said, "Big Tech has not only suppressed competition in the most innovative sectors but has also abused its market dominance by trampling on the rights of countless Americans and small tech companies," adding, "I am proud to have fought against such abuses during my first term, and the Department of Justice will continue this work under Gale's leadership."
Accordingly, the antitrust regulatory stance against Big Tech, including antitrust lawsuits against Google and Apple, is expected to continue in Trump’s second term administration. Slater, known as a hawk on antitrust issues, worked as an antitrust attorney at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for 10 years. During Trump’s first term, she served as a technology policy advisor at the National Economic Council (NEC), among other roles.
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