PANews reported on June 7th that, according to Jinshi News, US President Trump stated that it would be a mistake for Federal Reserve policymakers to raise interest rates after US employment data significantly exceeded expectations. He also insisted that he did not want to influence Kevin Warsh before his first Federal Reserve meeting.

In an interview with NBC, Trump stated, "These days, whenever the economic data is good, the market actually falls because everyone thinks the Fed will raise rates. But there's absolutely no reason to raise rates." Trump's remarks further increased the economic and political pressure on Warsh. Trump said, "Raising the benchmark interest rate is the wrong thing to do. In fact, we should lower rates." Trump added, "I work with Kevin now. I have a lot of respect for him, but my view is that when a country's economy is doing well, it shouldn't be punished immediately by raising interest rates." He further added, "We have a debt problem, and a lot of other things to deal with, a lot of plans to move forward. I want to further increase defense spending."