North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer said he wouldn’t back Cain if President Trump nominates him to the Fed, and hopes the president will make another choice.
Herman Cain speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington, D.C., in June 2014.
At the White House, Trump didn’t respond to a question about Cain at an Oval Office meeting about veterans. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he didn’t know of any Democrats who would vote to confirm Cain, and GOP leaders, including Republican Whip John Thune, have said they don’t expect Democratic defections.
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