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Will Trump Pick Herman Cain to Sit on the Federal Reserve?

Is Herman Cain – the former Godfather’s pizza executive and conservative talk host who ran for president in 2012 – being considered by President Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board?

That’s what reports are indicating according to sources, after Cain visited the White House on Wednesday.

There are currently two vacant seats on the Fed board, but some wonder if the 73-year-old Cain is nominated, Senate confirmations could focus on sexual harassment accusations that plagued his presidential campaign.

The sources reporting on this said Trump hasn’t made a decision and that Cain was also being considered for other roles within the Administration.

Cain is no stranger to the Federal Reserve. He served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1992 to 1996, and also was a deputy chairman and then chairman.

Who is Herman Cain?

Cain dropped out of his race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination after allegations of sexual harassment arose from his time as head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. An Atlanta woman claimed she had an affair with Cain for more than a decade.

Cain denied the allegations but did say he had “made mistakes in my life.” Before the scandal, Cain led the race in some national polls.

Many remember Cain’s signature “9-9-9” tax plan, which would have replaced the current U.S. tax system with flat 9 percent business and income taxes and a 9 percent national sales tax.

In addition to his work with Godfather’s Pizza, Cain was a top executive for Coca-Cola and Pillsbury.

Would Cain be a good fit for the Fed?

Bloomberg reports, “The president’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said last week that the White House wants Fed governors ‘who understand that you can have strong economic growth without higher inflation.’”

“Last year, Trump repeatedly attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates, and Bloomberg News reported last month that the president had even discussed firing him,” the report continues. “One way the president can directly influence monetary policy is through nominations to the Fed board, though anyone he picks must be confirmed by the Senate.”

That confirmation process could be a rough road for Herman Cain, should Donald Trump tap him for the Fed.

John Hanson

is a professional writer and editor with over 15 years of experience in conservative media and Republican politics. He has been a special guest on Fox News, Sirius XM, appeared as the guest of various popular personalities, and has had a lifelong interest in right-leaning politics.

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  • He does not have to worry because every Democrat on that committee is far more guilty then he ever was! I don't think they would have the nerve to even bring it up! Can you imagine Cory Booker, and admitted sexual assaulter, asking Cane about simple harassment? Cane would eat his lunch!!!

  • My dear HH, do I need to remind you that we are discussing DEMOCRATS? Hypocrisy is their forte!

  • I would love to hear Cory Spartacus Booker and Kamala Kamaltoe Harris, attack his white privilege like they did with Kavanagh. Herman will tear them apart.

  • I would love to hear Cory Spartacus Booker and Kamala Kamaltoe Harris, attack his white privilege like they did with Kavanagh. Herman will tear them apart.

  • He does not have to worry because every Democrat on that committee is far more guilty then he ever was! I don't think they would have the nerve to even bring it up! Can you imagine Cory Booker, and admitted sexual assaulter, asking Cane about simple harassment? Cane would eat his lunch!!!

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