President Trump is fixing FERC
By
Daniel Turner
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October 19th, 2025
The weaponization of government was a major driver of President Donald Trump’s historic comeback. From the Department of Justice labelling certain mothers “domestic terrorists” to the Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) adding individuals unwilling to wear masks to the “no fly” list, the Biden Administration left no stone unturned.
Even energy departments were not off limits. Take the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). The FERC is supposed to be accountable to, but independent of, the White House, similar to the Federal Reserve, where President Trump can urge Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates but has not direct authority to make it happen.
The independence of FERC ensures that energy and infrastructure decisions are immune from presidential politics, and that is a good thing. Imagine a President Gavin Newsom ordering FERC actions to appease the green fringe of his base.
FERC’s mandate is to ensure the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, that all parties are compliant and all laws and regulations obeyed. That is not what happened during the Biden years.
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