Trump Fires Consumer Watchdogs Who Defied Executive Order

President Donald Trump has fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a week after they voted to defy an executive order that asserted the White House’s power over independent regulatory agencies.

Commissioners Richard Trumka Jr. and Mary Boyle say they were told by the White House that the president had fired them. The third Democrat, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, said he had not been notified of his firing but that he’s been locked out of the Bethesda, Maryland-based agency.