Stephen Moore, President Trump’s presumptive nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, has come under fire for his past writings on women. 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. [Trump Fed Board pick says opponents are ‘pulling a Kavanaugh against me’ as more of his controversial writings surface]But while it is his writings about women that have most irritated Senate Republicans, Moore comes with other baggage. “I sure would like to see [Moore] just withdraw,” Ernst said in a brief interview Wednesday afternoon. When pressed, he said it would not be appropriate for him to comment on anything related to a potential nominee.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 21:07 UTC