Trump's Agency Purge Dismantles Consumer Protections as Musk Circles Payment Regulations'Deregulation by Firings': Breaking Down the Cuts to Financial Oversight

Former President escalates authoritarian control through mass firings at CFPB, SEC while billionaire ally pushes to eliminate oversight of X platform's financial services
The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But business groups have long favored regulatory relief.

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