President Donald Trump’s latest purge of Democrats at independent government agencies, this time the Consumer Product Safety Commission, caught the son of a former, powerful labor critic in the crosshairs.
Richard Trumka Jr. was one of the three Democratic-aligned commissioners at the independent panel fired last week. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position on the Consumer Product Safety Commission is terminated effective immediately,” an email, reviewed by Bloomberg Government, stated.
Three Democratic commissioners had been fired, leaving the board with just two Republicans. The firings followed the refusal to grant ...