{"id":2327836,"date":"2024-08-20T19:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-praises-biden-appointed-ftc-chairwoman-khan-for-avoiding-ridiculous-woke-stuff-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:07:24","slug":"vance-praises-biden-appointed-ftc-chairwoman-khan-for-avoiding-ridiculous-woke-stuff-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-praises-biden-appointed-ftc-chairwoman-khan-for-avoiding-ridiculous-woke-stuff-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance praises Biden-appointed FTC Chairwoman Khan for avoiding \u2018ridiculous woke stuff\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-praises-biden-appointed-ftc-chairwoman-khan-for-avoiding-ridiculous-woke-stuff-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327836&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator J.D. Vance \u200d(R-OH) recently expressed \u200da nuanced view\u2064 on Federal\u2062 Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan, \u2063commending her efforts to target large technology \u200ccompanies while avoiding a\u2063 &#8220;woke agenda.&#8221;\u2062 Speaking \u2063to reporters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Vance\u200b highlighted that Khan is one of the few members of the \u2063Biden administration he believes is performing well. His comments come amidst a \u200cbroader \u2063GOP concern that a Trump victory in\u2062 the presidential election could \u200dlead to Khan&#8217;s removal. Vance acknowledged that while\u200d he appreciates Khan\u2019s \u200dfocus on the power dynamics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-challenges-biden-for-censor-in-chief-title\/\" title=\"Newsom challenges Biden as the Censor-In-Chief.\">big\u200b tech<\/a>, he\u200b has reservations about her aggressive stance toward smaller businesses, which he feels could hinder \u200bcapital investment. Khan is recognized for her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-european-tech-regulators-set-the-rules-for-us-giants\/\" title=\"EU tech regulators dictate rules for US giants.\">hipster antitrust<\/a>&#8221; approach to\u200c market regulation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance praises Biden-appointed FTC Chairwoman Khan for avoiding &lsquo;ridiculous woke stuff&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1732423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>KENOSHA, Wisconsin &mdash;<\/strong> Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) offered some qualified praise for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ftc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Trade Commission<\/a> Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lina-khan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lina Khan<\/a>, lauding her for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-reveal-bipartisan-bill-targeting-big-tech-companies-for-harms-to-children\/\" title=\"Senators Reveal Bipartisan Bill Targeting Big Tech Companies For Harms To Children\">targeting big tech companies<\/a> and not using the agency to pursue a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/woke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>woke<\/a>&rdquo; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Vance, who is cast in a more populist mold than Republicans of elections past, made the remarks on the tarmac near his campaign jet in Milwaukee after a campaign event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantiss-possible-2024-bid-shapes-up-as-political-headaches-mount\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis&#039;s possible 2024 bid shapes up as political headaches mount\">vice presidential contender<\/a> has previously said Khan is &ldquo;one of the few people in the Biden administration who I think is doing a pretty good job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s positioning is of note because top business allies of the GOP have expressed hope that a victory for Donald Trump in the presidential election would mean the removal of Khan. <\/p>\n<p>In response to a question from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Vance said that there are things she has done that he likes and things that he has disliked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think on the things I like, is I think she&rsquo;s justifiably worried about some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blackburn-democrats-amnesty-invites-endless-cheap-labor\/\" title=\"Sen. Blackburn: Democrats&#039; Amnesty Invites Endless Cheap Labor\">big technology companies<\/a> and the concentration of power,&rdquo; Vance said, adding that he thinks sometimes she gets a little too aggressive with smaller companies and hinders capital formation.<\/p>\n<p>Khan, 35, is the leader of what is known as the &ldquo;hipster antitrust&rdquo; movement, a school of thought that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/consumer-welfare-standard-under-siege-after-40-year-dominance-of-antitrust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&nbsp;ditches<\/a>&nbsp;the consumer welfare standard that guided U.S. antitrust policy for decades in favor of a much more adversarial approach to corporations that also considers other factors, such as corporate concentration and income inequality.<\/p>\n<p>Federal agencies in the Biden administration have come under fire from Republicans for pursuing so-called &ldquo;woke&rdquo; policies and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, policies. He said he likes how the FTC has avoided that under her stewardship. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So look, she&rsquo;s not perfect, but the thing I really like about Lena is she doesn&rsquo;t focus on the ridiculous woke stuff,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;She recognizes that her job, agree or disagree, is to actually work at the FTC and not to be like a ridiculous diversity enforcer. I do appreciate that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance traveled from his home state of Ohio to Wisconsin on Tuesday to attend an event focused on crime and safety where he received the endorsement of the Kenosha Professional Police Association.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1732423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732423\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) expressed some measured admiration for Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan, commending her focus on regulating large tech firms while steering clear of a &#8220;woke&#8221; agenda. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac near his campaign plane in Milwaukee after an event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Vance noted that Khan is &#8220;one of the few people in the Biden administration who I think is doing a pretty good job.&#8221; His comments are significant as many prominent business allies within the GOP hope that a potential Trump victory in the upcoming presidential election would lead to Khan&#8217;s removal.<\/p>\n<p>In response to an inquiry from the Washington Examiner, Vance acknowledged both positive and negative aspects of Khan&#8217;s actions. He appreciates her concerns regarding major technology companies and their power concentration but believes she can sometimes be overly aggressive towards smaller businesses, which may impede capital growth. At 35 years old, Khan leads what is referred to as the &#8220;hipster antitrust&#8221; movement\u2014an approach that moves away from traditional consumer welfare standards toward a more confrontational stance against corporations that also considers issues like corporate consolidation and income inequality.<\/p>\n<p>Vance pointed out that federal agencies under Biden have faced criticism from Republicans for implementing so-called &#8220;woke&#8221; policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, he praised how the FTC has avoided such initiatives during Khan&#8217;s leadership. \u201cShe\u2019s not perfect,\u201d Vance remarked, \u201cbut I really appreciate that she doesn\u2019t get caught up in ridiculous woke stuff.\u201d He emphasized her commitment to fulfilling her role at the FTC rather than acting as a diversity enforcer. On Tuesday, Vance traveled from Ohio to Wisconsin for an event focused on crime and safety where he received support from the Kenosha Professional Police Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2327837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vance-lina-khan.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,6945,15469],"class_list":["post-2327836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-ftc","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vance-lina-khan.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}