President Donald Trump has dismissed Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in a move that removes another Biden administration appointee from office. Chopra, a Democratic regulator from the previous administration, was appointed to the Federal Trade Commission by Trump during his first term. He was notified of his firing via email from the White House. Chopra, an ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, was lauded by Warren for holding 'Wall Street accountable' and preventing the 'de-banking of Americans'.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra , in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
During Trump's first term, the Republican had picked Chopra as a Democrat member of the Federal Trade Commission.
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