President Donald Trump said Friday that he thinks interest rates should be much lower than they are now and that the next Federal Reserve chair should take input from him on monetary policy .

Trump also revealed that he is considering either former Fed governor Kevin Warsh or National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett for the role when current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s term is up next year, according to an interview with the Wall Street Journal .

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