Thune says Trump's choice of Moore for Fed Board 'is in trouble,' expects decision on nomination thi
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Thune says Trump’s choice of Moore for Fed Board ‘is in trouble,’ expects decision on nomination this week
By Seung Min Kim
May 1 at 5:05 PM
Stephen Moore’s prospects of getting confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board grew dimmer Wednesday as Trump administration officials began to acknowledge privately he does not have the votes and Republican senators indicated the ensuing drama over Moore’s pending nomination would end soon.
Moore, whom President Trump has floated for an open seat at the powerful U.S. central bank, has faced escalating criticism from Senate Republicans this week, primarily because of his past writings disparaging women. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has already said she would likely oppose him, while several other GOP senators have expressed concerns and have privately indicated they prefer he never be officially nominated.
Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said in an interview Wednesday that he expects more information about Moore’s fate by the end of the week and that trying to confirm him in the Senate, where Republicans control 53 votes, would be a “very heavy lift.” ... “I think there will be probably some more information about that nomination in the next day or so,” Thune said. “I think he’s gotten enough feedback from the people up here that his nomination is in trouble.”
[GOP support for Stephen Moore falters, leaving Trump’s Fed pick with slim chance of confirmation]
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Thune, the party’s chief vote-counter in the Senate, said he could not predict what Moore or the administration ultimately decides on his pending nomination. But two GOP senators familiar with party dynamics, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said they expect either Moore to withdraw or for the White House to cancel his pending nomination by either Thursday or Friday.
Meanwhile, there is a growing awareness among some senior administration officials that Moore has no chance to win Senate confirmation, but a decision has not been made on the timing of any announcement. ... Still, Moore on Wednesday resisted any notion he would step aside, telling The Washington Post: “Full speed ahead.”
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Heather Long, Damian Paletta and Erica Werner contributed to this report.
Seung Min Kim is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration through the lens of Capitol Hill. Before joining The Washington Post in 2018, she spent more than eight years at Politico, primarily covering the Senate and immigration policy. Follow https://twitter.com/seungminkim
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Did he send dotard a letter stating his belief that a sitting president was entitled to half the money in the federal reserve? 