President Donald Trump did not rule out the government’s paying people who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan.6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Capitol in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” and he also contended without evidence that recent California elections were “rigged.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Trump defended what his administration has dubbed an “anti-weaponization” fund, saying the protesters who breached the Capitol on Jan.6 were unfairly targeted by prosecutors and deserved compensation.When moderator Kristen Welker asked whether those who attacked police officers that day should get payouts with taxpayer funds, Trump said: “I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it.”Trump then called the 2020 presidential election “dirty” and segued to last Tuesday’s elections in California, where votes were still being tallied into the weekend.
“Do you think it’s appropriate that they have an election and five days later, they’re nowhere close to picking a winner?” he said.Trump says Fed chair should ‘do whatever he wants’ but criticizes possible rate hikesAdd NBC News to GoogleTrump on new Fed Chair Warsh: ‘I don’t want to have a big influence on him’12:44Trump criticized the possibility of the Federal Reserve’s raising interest rates but said he wants Fed Chair Kevin Warsh “to do whatever he wants.”“Kevin is fantastic, and I want him to do whatever he wants,” Trump said.“I don’t want to have a big influence on him.
But we had a great report.We’re doing great, and it’s unfair that whenever you do great, they want to raise interest rates.”The May jobs report indicated that the labor market was still resilient, adding 172,000 jobs as the unemployment rate remained consistent.
The report came amid heightened concerns over oil and gas prices, which have risen since the start of the Iran...