Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. (a) America’s live concert and entertainment industry is the envy of the world. But it has become blighted by unscrupulous middlemen who sit at the intersection between artists and fans and impose egregious fees while providing minimal value. Ticket scalpers use bots and other unfair means to acquire large quantities of face-value tickets and then re-sell them at an enormous markup on the secondary market, price-gouging consumers and depriving fans of the opportunity to see their favorite artists without incurring extraordinary expenses. By some reports, fans have paid as much as 70 times face value to obtain a ticket. When this occurs, the artists do not receive any profit. All profits go solely to the scalper and the ticketing agency.
(b) My Administration is committed to making as accessible as possible the arts and entertainment that enrich Americans’ lives. The rent-seeking behaviors surrounding the ticketing industry are contrary to this goal. They are detrimental to consumers and capitalize on market distortions that must not be allowed to persist.
Sec. 2. Implementation. My Administration shall use all lawful authority to address the conduct described in section 1 of this order. Accordingly, I direct that:
(a) the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry, including where venues, ticketing agents, or combinations thereof operate to the detriment of artists and fans;
(b) the FTC rigorously enforce the Better Online Tickets Sales Act, 15 U.S.C. 45c, and collaborate with State Attorneys General or other State consumer protection officers on enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, including by providing such State officials with information or evidence obtained by the FTC when consistent with applicable law;
(c) the FTC take appropriate action, including proposing regulations if necessary, to ensure price transparency at all stages of the ticket-purchase process, including the secondary ticketing market;
(d) the FTC evaluate and, if appropriate, take enforcement action to prevent unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticketing market; and
(e) the Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General ensure, as appropriate, that ticket scalpers are operating in full compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable law.
Sec. 3. Report. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General, and Chairman of the FTC shall jointly submit a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Director of the Office and Management and Budget describing the actions they have taken to implement this order. The report shall also identify any recommendations for regulations or legislation necessary to protect consumers with respect to the live concert and entertainment industry.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 31, 2025.
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OMG could someone get dickheads cell phone away. From this mental patient
The president is an absolute idiot. Freaking criminal moron …
He should have no authority – his goal is to destroy American and make it a third world developing country. He is taking us straight back to vigilante frontier days. Those who voted for him should be ashamed.
MAGA’s are scum. There killing America
Oh! Really sounds like Fake News to me.
My father and I where raised here along with my stepmom Bill…,,,
Liberation Day” on April 2 — the day the president will unveil his global tariff scheme and possibly implement “the largest peacetime tax increase” in American history “outside of World War II.”
Trump is trying to be like the leader of the country his grandparents immigrated/escaped from. For those that don’t know, that’s Germany.
^^^^^^^^Blah Blah Blah!
Newsflash: These guys are incompetent. They don’t know what they’re doing. We hired a weekend Fox News host with no diplomatic or management experience with a checkered personal history of abuse and alcoholism to be our chief national security official. And it’s going very badly
Good Day to vote for Kamala! Hahahahahahahahahaha
My Tesla stock is kicking ass today, Sniveler
Yeah your one share.
Obama is a backstabber. Good move Barrack!
The don heads a cult of stupid.
Anti science, truth, law, economics,Democracy.
This is the saddest period in America’s history.
bush was 2nd, with his allowing 9-11 , then lying to start 2 wars, his tax cuts added billions to the Nat debt.
The Republicans are a cult of lies, and only work to promote profits for their billionaires in the don’s office, and their sponsors.
President musk is also a very ill child with the 2 ill children at the top of our government, ego driven stupidity will cause mush harm to the American majority , who have spoken out against their insane policy reversals.
The Republican party must wake up, and listen to the majority who say enough!
We’re Awake, cancer more popular than being a democrat.
I think I’ll take a hit of Ketamine and take a little trip today, Sniveler
The don tries to blame the trade countries, saying they are unfair.
The US signed many trade treaties, NAFTA, GATT, WTO.
The US corporations agreed to these treaties, they were ratified by our Congress, the Presidents signed them.
To try to say the trade countries are cheating is another big lie the don always tries to use, his main con- the big lie.
If these trade countries were cheating in trade, there is a court remedy. The US never sued in trade court to argue the countries were cheating.
musk got his A** handed to him in Wisconsin, losing by more than 10 points.
This is all a big lie , when will the people wake up and as in Wisconsin yesterday say enough to the lies of the Republicans, and their ill conceived policies that hurt the majority?
I heard DOGE is going to investigate why we have so many Cal-Fire lackeys driving around in government vehicles in Calaveras Co. you couldn’t start a wild land fire here right now if you poured a 100,000 gals of premium gas on it! What the hell, work 3 days a week, build spec houses or have another career the other 4 days! This is a racket that has to stop. Fire season used to end in October, everyone went home, now these lackeys are “supposedly” on the doll for 12 months. Not only that, but you retire after 20 yrs, who else gets this kind of deal? Certainly not anyone working construction or a trade!
Our fire season due to climate change is not as it was.
We in the past few years have a drier Fall, the October rains are not the amounts we used to have, that said, and the sporadic rains we get into December requires a higher staffing of Cal Fire to have rediness for the later fire risk. Staffing is reduced, but as low as before, as climate change has changed the fire season. In drought years, Cal Fire must keep staffing up because the fire threat.
Love the Democrat approval rating don’t stop with the good work you’re doing. Anti
The don has raised the National Debt of the US more than any other president.
The proposed tariffs will only raise the debt more as Congress us hell bent on another tax cut for the wealthy, and a tax increase on those under $200,000 income.
If the don goes ahead on tariffs , he will cause a recession, or worse, raising the nat debt again as Republicans do, history is a fact, so are the recessions that come with a Republican president. Look at the data.
The Wisconsin supreme court election shows the corruption of musk and the Republicans, who use money to bribe voters , or Congress members to get what they want.
The Citizens United SCOTUS ruling reversed the anti bribery law America had since 1900.
Roberts ruling legalized bribery.
musk tried to buy the Wi. supreme court election offering 42 million to voters, and spending $8 million on ads.
musk’s efforts were defeated, the voters in Wi. were disgusted with musk and his obvious disrespect for voters.
The people won in Wi. now with a liberal court the state can file charges against musk, for attempting to bribe voters, a felony.
Pam Bondi will not be able to shut this prosecution down, as she did with mayor Adams in NYc.