Trump asked for Senate show-of-hands on who he should make Fed chair
From cnbc.com
President Donald Trump, who alone has the power to name the next Federal Reserve chair, apparently is looking for consensus. During a lunch meeting Tuesday with the Republican Senate leadership, the president reportedly asked for a show of hands vote on who they would like to see him nominate to lead the central bank when current Chair Janet Yellen's term expires in February. One report indicated that Stanford economist John Taylor was the victor. Trump didn't say who came out on top specifically, "but I think Taylor won," Sen. Tim Scott told reporters, according to Bloomberg. Trump has indicated he will release ...
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