Donald Trump attempted to appoint Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve.
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Bulwark TakesAug 21, 2026
Multiple reliable sources report that Trump announced his intent to appoint Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board in March 2019, and that Moore withdrew in May 2019 after losing Senate Republican support. The claim that Trump attempted to appoint Moore is therefore supported, and the extraction matches the passage's 'when Trump was trying to put him on the Fed.'
What was said
… Um, and I will say, like, when, when I die and there is an obituary, if there is an obituary, I think one of the top things that will be listed will be, um, I helped keep Steven Moore off of the Federal Reserve, because I do think I actually played a role in that when, when Trump was trying to put him on the Fed. Now, who knows what happens with the Fed? You know, there's nobody cares about guardrails or anything anymore, but at least in the first Trump term, anyway. We should have had that, that little debate queued up, but that's okay. Let's talk about real things. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that on Friday, March 22, 2019, Trump appointed Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve board of governors, pending Senate approval.[1]
Supports. AP reports that Moore, whom Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration on May 2, 2019, after losing Republican support in the Senate.[2]
Supports. PBS and NYT report Trump announced he would nominate Moore to fill a vacancy on the Fed's seven-member board, with a Trump tweet describing Moore as an outstanding choice.[3][4]
Context. Politico and the Washington Post confirm Trump's withdrawal announcement and that Moore was never formally nominated, so the effort was an attempted appointment that did not succeed.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 tier 2
- 1Trump taps a strident Powell critic for spot on Fed boardreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversyapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump nominates economic analyst Stephen Moore to ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Taps Fed Critic Stephen Moore for Board Seat - ny timesnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore withdraws amid GOP oppositionpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Trump faces string of setbacks to his efforts to intervene in the U.S. economywashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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