Trump Signs Order to Crack Down on Ticket Price Gouging

The FTC is ordered to prevent ‘unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticketing market.’
Trump Signs Order to Crack Down on Ticket Price Gouging
President Donald Trump, accompanied by entertainer Kid Rock, signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing “exploitative ticket scalping” and price-gouging practices in live entertainment events.

“America’s live concert and entertainment industry is the envy of the world,” Trump stated in his order. “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.”