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Bessent says Trump's comment about suing his Fed chair nominee was a joke

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01:16 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday stressed that President Donald Trump ?was joking when he said over ?the weekend that he ?could sue Kevin Warsh, his ?nominee ?to lead the Federal Reserve, if ?he doesn't lower ?interest rates.

Bessent, who had been asked about ?the comment ?by ?Senator Elizabeth Warren during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday, ?told CNBC in an interview that Trump's quip at a Washington dinner was clearly made in ?jest.

"I ?tried to explain to Senator Warren ... who ?seems to have no sense of humor, that it was a joke," he said. "And again, the president has great respect ?for the Fed, for the Fed's independence." (Reporting by Andrea Shalal and ?David Lawder, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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