Politicians on both sides of the aisle are criticizing the Federal Reserve for the timing of its larger-than-expected interest rate cut. Former President Donald Trump is just one of the figures who has weighed in on the cut, saying that its size indicated that the Fed must be seeing some broader weakness in the economy.

Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul joins Catalysts to discuss some of the commentary from US political leaders and whether the Fed runs the risk of appearing political as its interest rate easing cycle occurs during a heated election season.

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This post was written by Melanie Riehl