Trump says he would be disappointed if Warsh didn't cut rates quickly

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 08:56 AM EDT

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he would be disappointed if Kevin Warsh, his nominee for Fed chair, did not cut interest rates right away once he took office after being approved by the Senate.

Trump also said "we have to find out" about the construction costs of the new Federal Reserve building.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson;Editing by David Ljunggren)

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