- Trump said he counseled Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to vote for an interest rate hike because other Fed officials were expected to vote that way anyway.
- Trump told reporters he said "do what you want" to Warsh because Warsh does not have the votes.
- Trump suggested he does not expect Warsh to follow his directions, saying he wanted the Fed "to be independent."
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“I said do what you want because it doesn’t matter because he doesn’t have the votes,” Trump said to reporters as he was traveling in North Carolina to campaign for a Senate candidate.”
“to be independent.”