Stephen Moore has withdrawn from Fed consideration, Trump says
Stephen Moore, a conservative pundit, withdrew from consideration for the Federal Reserve Board, President Donald Trump said on Twitter.
Moore's putative nomination for the central bank had faced intense criticism and scrutiny after Trump said he wanted him on the Federal Reserve board. Moore, a 59-year-old visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation think tank, drew fire for his economic views, a messy divorce, a $75,000 IRS income tax lien and past statements that belittled women.
In that same interview, Moore said, "I think I'm going to win a big majority. ... Just because a senator today says they won't vote for me doesn't mean that three months from now they won't."Also Thursday,
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