Opinion: Trump Has the Right to Publicly Express His Views on Powell and Federal Reserve Policy

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Former U.S. Vice President Michael Pence stated that Donald Trump has the right to publicly share his views on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the central bank’s interest rate decisions, and that he himself also has concerns about related policies. “I believe the President of the United States is fully entitled to express his opinions about the Fed Chair and the Federal Reserve itself,” Pence said in an interview on Thursday. “I don’t really agree that the Fed should be a completely separate institution, like a college of cardinals, where you can’t speak unless you’re reverent and deferential,” Pence continued. “The President should be able to express his views.” (Zhitong Finance)