Happening outbreaking news, no longer under consideration of bid name, taking himself out of the running for Federal Reserve Chair.

The new comments moments ago from President Trump.

Also, Texas Democrats speaking out this morning as the fight over redistricting crosses state lines.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States

and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown and you're in the

Situation Room.

This is CNN Breaking News. And we begin with the breaking news.

Just moments ago, President Trump is defending his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Erica McAnterfer was let go Friday after the president accused her without any evidence of rigging the monthly jobs report.

CNN Business and Politics Correspondent, Vanessa Yerkevich, is joining us right now.

Vanessa, the president also talked about potential replacements for the Federal Reserve chairman,

Jerome Powell. Tell our viewers what he said.

Yeah, President Trump is taking Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, off the short list to replace Jerome Powell next year.

He says that he has four candidates in mind.

He mentioned a few, one being Kevin Hassett, his economic advisor, but also saying that he spoke to the secretary of the treasury scott bescent last night

and asked him again did he want to be the head of the federal reserve listen to what he said

just moments ago on cnbc you announced it's doing well and i have two other people that are doing well, look, it's in the

end there are numerous people that are qualified.

I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is.

I will.

I'll take him off them because I asked him just last night.

Is this something you want?

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