Move further unwinds initiative to crack down on anti-competitive practices in agriculture, drugs and labor

Donald Trump on Wednesday revoked a 2021 executive order on promoting competition in the US economy issued by Joe Biden, the White House said.

The move by the Republican US president further unwinds a signature initiative by his predecessor, a Democrat, to crack down on anti-competitive practices in sectors from agriculture to drugs and labor.

The justice department welcomed Trump’s revocation of the order, saying it was pursuing an “America first antitrust” approach focused on free markets instead of what it called the “overly prescriptive and burdensome approach” of the Biden administration.

  • laranis@lemmy.zip
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    22 days ago

    Biden’s term solidified this for me.

    We saw how weak and vulnerable our system of government was and we collectively did NONE of the things that could have actually made a difference. Weak-ass executive orders that could be reversed is just one of the half measures they did instead of packing the court and promptly prosecuting the former criminal in chief.

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      22 days ago

      the issue as i see, is that Republicans have controlled Congress the entire time, which is where actual change is made. The president doesn’t write laws.