Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy
May 2, 2019 | 11:06 AM
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his pick for the Federal Reserve board, conservative commentator Stephen Moore, has withdrawn from contention. The decision comes amid controversy over Moore’s past writings about women. He lost Republican support in the Senate, which would have to vote on a potential nomination.
Trump tweeted the news Thursday, calling Moore “a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person.”
Numerous GOP senators said they objected to Moore’s disparaging past writings about women or sidestepped questions about whether they would back Moore. Moore has said he regretted the writings and said they were meant as humour columns.
