And, Secretary Bessen, I have one more question for you while I have you here. You ran the search for Donald Trump's Fed chair nominee, and Trump promised, quote, anyone that disagrees with me will never be Fed Chairman. Kevin Warsh got the nod last Friday. And then over the weekend, Donald Trump joked that he would sue Mr. Warsh if he failed to lower interest rates. (19:54–20:00)
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Asserts that Donald Trump promised that anyone who disagrees with him will not be appointed as Fed Chairman.
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