Trump Says Presidents Should Have a Say on Fed Policy

The former President was critical of the U.S. central bank, saying it’s “gotten it wrong a lot,” citing his experience as a businessman.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 8, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump said, if reelected, he should have a “say” in the Federal Reserve’s policymaking decisions as it relates to interest rates.

While speaking at a roughly hour-long news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Aug. 8, the Republican presidential nominee told reporters that “the president should have at least a say in there.”