If Donald Trump’s reelection was a referendum on the Biden administration’s ability to deliver for working-class voters, nominating Gail Slater to lead the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division signals the president-elect plans to double down on a hawkish antitrust agenda driven more by political vendettas than by making life less expensive for voters.

Slater’s interest in wielding antitrust law against the major tech companies aligns with Trump’s grudge against social media giants. But a policy platform obsessed with settling the score with Silicon Valley ignores the real economic challenges that propelled Trump back to the White House. While this anti-Big Tech rhetoric may rally populist ideologues, it fails to tackle what truly matters: the rising costs and limited choices in sectors like food, health care, housing, and event ticketing — areas that affect working-class families every day.

Democrats must take note. After their failure to address the electorate’s daily financial struggles, it’s time for the party to abandon its own anti-tech crusade that dominated the Biden years and refocus competition policy where it truly matters—on concentrated markets that harm consumers.

In announcing Slater’s nomination, Trump complained that “Big Tech has........

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