Trump has assembled a shortlist of candidates to replace FTC Chair Lina Khan – including top JD Vance aide Gail Slater and current commissioner Andrew Ferguson, sources told The Post.

Lina Khan, 35, is the youngest person ever to lead the Federal Trade Commission. While she may be replaced by Trump, her agenda may not trashed.

A change of leadership at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a central part of the Biden administration's pro-consumer agenda and a lightning rod for corporate criticism, will likely take months under the Trump administration.

Lina Khan has been hailed by liberal Democrats and even some Republicans as a historic change agent as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, laying out a far-reaching doctrine for checking corporate power and calling out some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies as alleged monopolists.

House Oversight Committee Republicans argued that the government’s consumer protection chief violated the Federal Trade Commission’s independence and ignored longstanding practices in favor of “left-wing” antitrust policy.

All of the candidates under consideration have practiced in law firms or have had in-house roles, suggesting they’ll bring context that critics say is lacking in the current chief.

Lina Khan, the youngest ever chair of the Federal Trade Commission, faces an uncertain future as the 2024 election approaches. Her aggressive antitrust enforcement, targeting tech giants like Amazon and Meta,

With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a usually uncontroversial agency, is set to take place within a handful of months.