Exclusive: Biden administration considers creating White House antitrust czar - sources


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden arrives to speak during an event at Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center at New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is considering creating a White House position focused on competition policy and issues relating to antitrust, two sources familiar with internal deliberations said.

The idea remains under consideration and the Biden White House may not ultimately make the move, one of the sources said.

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