Donald Trump Noms CNN Contributor Stephen Moore To Federal Reserve Board

March 22, 2019 10:35am

Donald Trump tweeted Friday he’s nommed CNN contributor Stephen Moore to serve on the Fed Board:

It is my pleasure to announce that @StephenMoore, a very respected Economist, will be nominated to serve on the Fed Board. I have known Steve for a long time – and have no doubt he will be an outstanding choice!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2019

Brian Stelter, CNN’s media guru and town crier, tweeted the network’s response:

Moore joined CNN as a contributor in early 2017. Given this news, he is no longer with the network, a CNN spokeswoman confirms. https://t.co/v2donxatUE

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 22, 2019