He’s a friend of mine,” Trump, who interviewed Cain for the position in January, said Thursday at the White House. “It seems that President Trump has no respect for expertise. “We have our views,” said Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council. The White House has not sent the Senate the paperwork to officially nominate either Cain or Moore. Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), the ranking Democrat on the Banking Committee, suggested Cain and Moore were both underqualified for the Fed board.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 16:51 UTC