Exclusive-White House withdraws nomination of Ryan Baasch for FTC, official says
- - Exclusive-White House withdraws nomination of Ryan Baasch for FTC, official says
By Jeff MasonJanuary 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Federal Trade Commission seal is seen at FTC Headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The White House is withdrawing its nomination of Ryan Baasch to be a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission and instead will make him a deputy director of the National Economic Council, a White House official told Reuters. Baasch will handle issues related to tech, telecoms and competition policy and receive a title of deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, the official said. He replaces Robin Colwell at the NEC, a group of economic advisers at the White House. In December U.S. chipmaker Intel made Colwell its head of government affairs, shortly after the U.S. government took a 10% stake in the company. Two other NEC deputies, Cale Clingenpeel and Paige Willey, will remain in their roles.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
