The swamp creatures are thrashing as the water drains out from under them. President Trump’s administration continues its mission to clear out the bloated bureaucracy of Washington, and boy oh boy, are the career pen-pushers unhappy about it! This week’s episode of “Drain The Swamp” features two Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners who just discovered that yes, the President of the United States is indeed their boss.

You’d think these highly educated people would understand basic constitutional principles, but apparently not. When President Trump showed Democratic FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter the door on Tuesday, their reaction wasn’t to pack up their family photos and potted plants. Instead, they’re lawyering up faster than you can say “government pension.” Isn’t it telling how they cling to power like it’s their birthright?

When Democrats Refuse to Accept Pink Slips

The ink wasn’t even dry on their termination papers before both commissioners announced they’re suing to keep the jobs they no longer have. That’s right — they’re claiming the President of the United States, the head of the executive branch, doesn’t have the authority to fire them. Talk about delusions of grandeur and power-hungry behavior!

“I’m a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The president just illegally fired me,” Bedoya wrote on social media, claiming Trump simply wants the FTC to “be a lapdog for his golfing buddies.”

Slaughter echoed this sentiment, declaring Trump “illegally fired” her while “violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent.”

Nothing says “I deserve this position of power” quite like refusing to accept when that power has been revoked, does it? Their immediate rush to litigation only proves President Trump’s point — the swamp doesn’t drain willingly, and these power-addicted bureaucrats will use every trick in the book to maintain their grip on authority. Why such desperation to keep positions they’ve been rightfully removed from? Perhaps because controlling the regulatory state is more important to them than respecting the Constitutional order.

The Constitution Says: “You’re Fired!”

Meanwhile, the adults in the room understand exactly how our system of government works. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, a Republican first appointed by President Biden and then elevated to chairman by Trump, laid out the reality in clear terms:

From ‘Fox News’:

“President Donald J. Trump is the head of the executive branch and is vested with all of the executive power in our government,” Ferguson wrote. “I have no doubts about his constitutional authority to remove commissioners, which is necessary to ensure democratic accountability for our government.”

Ferguson’s statement cuts through the noise with a simple truth: the President is accountable to voters for how the executive branch performs. That accountability means nothing if he can’t remove officials who obstruct his administration’s lawful agenda.

This isn’t complicated civics — it’s the basic function of our system. But for Democrats who’ve grown accustomed to wielding bureaucratic power without accountability, the concept seems completely foreign. When did unelected bureaucrats start believing they’re untouchable by the very democratic processes our republic is built upon?

The Pattern of Bureaucratic Resistance

The FTC drama is just the latest example of embedded bureaucrats fighting tooth and nail against Trump’s reform agenda. Remember last week when U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg attempted to block the deportation of dangerous Tren de Aragua gang members? Or the constant lawsuits against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk?

There’s a pattern here. When President Trump works to implement the agenda voters elected him to enact, the entrenched powers mobilize to block him through lawsuits, administrative delays, and media manipulation. Their angry, often hysterical reactions to completely legitimate executive actions reveal the truth – they’ve been comfortable in power for too long and believe they’re entitled to it.

The real question is: Why are they fighting so hard? If these were just routine personnel changes, why the dramatic resistance? The answer is obvious — they’re terrified of losing their grip on power. And nothing exposes their true motivations more clearly than this desperate clinging to positions they no longer rightfully hold. The vehemence of their opposition is the strongest possible evidence that these are precisely the people who need to go.

Democrats talk endlessly about “defending democracy,” yet when democracy produces results they don’t like — when voters elect a president who promises to reform the bureaucracy — suddenly they discover a passionate interest in limiting executive authority. Funny how that works.

Key Takeaways:

• President Trump fired two Democratic FTC commissioners who are now suing to keep their jobs, claiming he lacks the authority to remove them.
• FTC Chairman Ferguson defended Trump’s actions, citing clear constitutional authority as head of the executive branch.
• The commissioners’ desperate, power-hungry attempt to retain control proves exactly why bureaucratic reform is necessary in Washington.

Source: Fox News