White House "reviews" Stephen Moore's past writings by Trump Fed

White House press officer Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Monday that the Trump administration was reviewing the earlier writings of conservative economist Stephen Moore, president recently announced by President Donald Trump, to serve on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve.

Moore's writings have been carefully examined for passages that seem to denigrate women, call for the repeal of child labor laws, make jokes about AIDS and jab at Allison Moore, the old-fashioned Moore's wife.

"We are reviewing these comments," Sanders told the press Monday morning in front of the White House, in response to a question about the writings and Moore's insistence on his campaign goal. of massacre ".

"When we get an update on this front, we'll let you know," said Sanders.

Asked later whether Sanders' remarks reflected a change in the White House's tone regarding Moore's planned appointment, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow told reporters that it was not the case. Kudlow also pointed out that there had been no change in the president's stance on Moore, who was one of the few reputable economists who supported Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.

Nevertheless, Sanders' comments marked the first time that the White House acknowledged that Moore's earlier writings were subject to scrutiny internally and externally. It should also be noted that Sanders indicated that an "update" would be published after the end of the exam.

If Moore withdraws his candidacy from the Fed, he would become Trump's second choice in recent weeks: on April 22, Trump announced that former CEO of a pizza company, Herman Cain, had asked what his name is removed. potential nomination, after four Republican senators declared that they would not support him, leaving Cain less than the 51 votes to be confirmed to this post.

Moore's past writings

Moore's controversial comments are scattered over decades in opinion columns he wrote for conservative media. But they include Moore's repeated suggestions that if women earn more than men, this could lead to instability in society.

"What are the implications of a society in which women earn more than men?" Moore wrote in a 2014 column for National Review. "We do not really know, but it could be detrimental to the stability of the family.If men are not the breadwinner, will women consider them as economically profitable goods?" The check took the place of the salary. of a father, divorce rates increase when men lose their jobs, "he writes.

Two years later, at a debate on the minimum wage, Mr. Moore had stated that one of the ways that more people could access the labor market was to repeal the laws prohibiting child labor. "I'm a radical on this point," Moore said. "I would get rid of a lot of these child labor laws, I want people to start working at 11 or 12 years old."

The other writings that Moore produced for National Review were meant to be humorous, but to the detriment of his then wife, Allison, his children, and people with AIDS. Allison Moore then filed for divorce in 2012 and then charged her with "psychological and psychological abuse."

Moore has so far neither denounced nor vigorously defended his writings, but rather accused the media of using "sneaky" tactics and engaging in "tabloid journalism".

Appearing on Sunday on "This Week" on ABC, Moore claimed that he did not remember writing some of his things, but he added that others "were not funny, so I I'm sorry, some of these things bother me. "

Moore also reiterated his earlier statement that "it has been a kind of sneaky campaign against me".

A spokeswoman for Moore did not immediately respond on Monday to a request for comment from CNBC about the White House review. However, Moore's reporters sent several reporters a list of tweets and conservative media columns supporting his appointment.

– Reporters from Eamon Javers of CNBC.