Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, ANTITRUST NEWS: Businesses and trade groups urger Trump to continue ‘vigorous’ antitrust enforcement, (Oct 7, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:National Community Pharmacists Association | National Grocers Association | Public Knowledge
By Peter Reap, J.D., LL.M.
The letter, from a “broad, bipartisan coalition,” says the President should resist pressures to ease off from advancing the “many critical antitrust cases pending.”
A letter sent to President Trump from a self-described “broad, bipartisan coalition of businesses, trade associations, innovators, academics, conservative leaders, advocacy organizations, and champions of free enterprise” on October 6, 20225, encouraged him to continue his “vigorous” enforcement of the antitrust laws and resist pressure to adopt “a more hands-off approach” going forward. The letter praises Trump for his appointments of FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, FTC Commissioner Mark Meador, and Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, for their “assertive approach to anti-monopoly laws” they called America First Antitrust, and for the lawsuits filed during his first term against Big-Tech monopolists. The letter urges the President to “reaffirm its commitment to aggressive antitrust enforcement.”
Without specifying any individual cases, the letter asks Trump to “press forward” with the antitrust actions currently being advanced by the FTC and Justice Department. “These cases, across sectors such as technology, agriculture, housing, healthcare, payments, and distribution, are critical to addressing persistent concerns about market practices that undermine a competitive economy.”
Say the authors:
Competition policy is not about punishing success. It’s about ensuring that markets remain open to innovation, that firms compete on the merits, and that no company becomes too powerful to be held accountable by our elected government. Those principles benefit not only consumers, but the businesses that rely on fair access to suppliers, partners, and customers – and they ensure that America leads the world in innovation, rather than ceding ground to foreign competitors.
The signees include dozens of national, state, and local groups, such as the American Booksellers Association, American Independent Business Alliance, Main Street Alliance, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Grocers Association, and Public Knowledge. Numerous businesses are also represented, including many local independent grocers.
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