Trump Nominates WeatherTech’s MacNeil to Be FTC Commissioner (1)

President Donald Trump nominated David MacNeil to be a US Federal Trade Commissioner, according to statement posted on the White House website Tuesday.

MacNeil is the Chief Executive Officer of WeatherTech, an Illinois-based company selling automotive accessories. He will replace Melissa Holyoak, who left the agency late last year to serve as US Attorney for Utah, and joins two other Republicans, chair Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador.

A billionaire who supported Trump starting in 2016, MacNeil gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee and state Republican parties during the 2024 election season, ...