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- President Donald Trump reportedly believed former Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen was too short to be reappointed to lead the Fed.
- Trump reportedly asked aides whether they thought Yellen was tall enough, at 5-foot-3 inches, to be reappointed.
- Based on other reports, Trump has commented on the physical appearance of other senior officials numerous times.
President Donald Trump reportedly believed former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen was too short to be reappointed to lead the Fed, according to current and former officials cited in a Washington Post report.
Trump reportedly asked aides whether they thought Yellen, a former economics professor who earned her doctorate at Yale University, was tall enough at 5 foot 3 inches to be reappointed, sources said to The Post.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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