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John Thune: “I think we ought to have an independent Fed.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

Thune Joins Inside Politics on CNN

Published September 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 16:25

I mean, I have every confidence that Pam Bondi, the attorney general, is going to make good decisions with respect to how she uses her prosecutorial, prosecutorial powers. And I think we ought to have an independent Fed. I've said that. I made that abundantly clear. I think we did an independent central bank. (16:25–16:28)

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Asserts the need for an independent Federal Reserve.

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