Federal Reserve Board nominee Stephen Moore 'embarrassed' by his previous sexist comments, will not withdraw
Stephen Moore, economic commentator and President Donald Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, said Sunday that he's sorry and"embarrassed" by recently unearthed articles he wrote disparaging female athletes and making what some have criticized as sexist remarks about women in general.
That said, Moore did bring up the recent CNN article that looked into a number of columns Moore had written between 2000 and 2003 for the National Review, including one where he declared that women should be barred from announcing college basketball games, mocked the idea of women officiating basketball — a sentiment he doubled-down on in the next column, and an entire article arguing against pay equality in pro sports.
"I'm not saying that I'm blameless and I'm not saying that I'm an angel," Moore continued. "Just saying that these kinds of things don't have a lot to do with whether I'm qualified to be on the Federal Reserve Board and cutting interest rates." "The remarks on monetary policy made by both candidates seem relatively uninformed, not backed by solid analysis," wrote Sumner. "Once at the Fed, they will frequently interact with Fed staff members who will present arguments using sophisticated economic models. Will they be able to keep up?"
"Senator Susan Collins of Maine, she's taken on your call back in December 2018 when you said the chairman of the Federal Reserve should be fired for considering raising interest rates," said the host."It's going to be tough for you to get confirmed if you don't have the support of Susan Collins, isn't it?"
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