Trump fires Robert Primus, board member of Surface Transportation Board, WSJ reports https://t.co/igGeiFL3BK
Former President Trump has dismissed Robert Primus from his position as a board member of the Surface Transportation Board, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Donald Trump Dismisses Robert Primus, A Member Of The Surface Transportation Board’s Board Of Directors 🚆📰
U.S. President Donald Trump has removed Robert Primus from the five-member Surface Transportation Board, the federal regulator currently reviewing the planned merger between Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. The dismissal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was announced late Wednesday. Primus, a Democrat appointed in 2020, was serving a term that ran through December 2027. His departure leaves the board with four members at a critical juncture, as it considers whether to approve the combination of the nation’s two largest freight railroads—a deal that would reshape North American rail logistics and face close antitrust scrutiny.