Romney now represents Utah in the Senate, which would have to approve Moore’s nomination if he is to be confirmed to the position. They’re pulling a Kavanaugh against me,” Moore told a conservative talk radio show Tuesday morning on North Dakota-based WZFG. Trump announced last month that he was choosing Moore, his close ally, to fill an open seat on the Fed’s seven-person board. In a 2003 National Review column titled “Impeach Governor Sonny Perdue,” Moore blasted Georgia’s then-governor — and Trump’s current agriculture secretary — over tax policy. Asked whether Trump remains confident in Moore, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley declined to answer.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2019 23:03 UTC