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The tables turned for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton over the weekend. For much of the campaign, Clinton has been sitting back, staying quiet and allowing Trump's gaffes, offensive statements and flip-flops to take up the news cycle.

But then Clinton had a terrible few days. First, she declared that half of all Trump supporters belong to a "basket of deplorables" that includes racists, sexists, homophobic people and other broadly biased groups — a soundbite that Trump quickly made into an attack ad. Then she appeared weak and wobbly as she left early during a memorial ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks, emboldening Trump supporters who had been questioning her health for weeks.

While Clinton's "deplorables" comment and pneumonia made the headlines and cable chyrons on Monday morning, Trump didn't stay entirely quiet, as he made a bit of under-the-radar news himself. Here's a roundup of what you might have missed:

Trump claims Janet Yellen should be "ashamed"

On Monday morning, Trump told CNBC that he thinks Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is playing politics with monetary policy, trying to goose economic growth with low interest rates to help President Obama's legacy.

"Well it's staying at zero because she's obviously political, and she's doing what Obama wants her to do," he said.


(Trump hasn't always been so opposed to Yellen; in an 

, he said she was doing a "serviceable" job as Fed chair.)


While it's true that presidents can nominate Fed chairs who share their economic views, the president doesn't control Fed policy.


One safeguard against this is that members of the Board of Governors are appointed for 14-year terms, meaning they will necessarily serve during multiple presidents' administrations. In addition, the chair's terms don't match up to the president's terms. When Obama took office, the George W. Bush-appointed Ben Bernanke was Fed chair, and Obama later 

 him. If elected, Trump couldn't replace Janet Yellen as chair until early 2018.


Furthermore, Trump seemed to imply that the president can change interest rates. He said he believes that the Fed's current policy is that "the new person that becomes president, let him raise interest rates or her raise interest rates, and watch what happens to the stock market when that happens."

To be clear: The president does not and cannot set interest rates, which are determined by meetings of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee (of which the Fed chair is a member). The next meeting of that committee is next week.

"Washington Post" Reports On Trump Foundation


Trump's charitable foundation has already been facing scrutiny for a 

 that violated IRS rules and that some say was politically motivated. Now, the 

 what it calls five "phantom donations."


Once again used "Pocahontas" nickname For Warren


While he was on CNBC, Trump once again brought out his nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 


The nickname refers to Warren's claims that she is of Native American heritage. 

 reported that they couldn't find reliable documentation to confirm that fact.
Meanwhile, many have slammed 

 for his repeated use of the nickname.
"Make no mistake — these jabs were racist," 

Trump says his physical results are coming


Over the weekend, Trump had already said that he would go on 

 to discuss his "personal health regimen." But then on 

, he said he would release yet more health details from a physical he underwent last week.


"This last week I took a physical, and I'll be releasing when the numbers come in, hopefully they're going to be good. I think they're going to be good. I feel great," he said.

Clinton likewise revealed that she would be releasing more detailed health records this week.

The Trump campaign made quick use of the "deplorables" comment, turning around a campaign advertisement that claims Clinton is "viciously demonizing" American voters.


In that remark, Clinton had taken aim at Trump's supporters, and not Trump himself. In doing so, she gave him a soundbite that he will be able to use for the entire election.  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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Election 2016

Danielle Kurtzleben 

Author

Here's what you missed while Hillary Clinton's abysmal weekend took over Monday's news cycle.

What Trump was up to amid news of 'deplorables' and pneumonia

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