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Everyone wants to be close to the Donald Trump flame when he enters the White House in a few weeks. Including steroid-using ex-baseball players prone to accidentally gun injuries like Jose Canseco.
Using his favorite social network Twitter, Canseco made a pitch for why he should be the Federal Reserve chair and run the United States central banking system. Trump has said in the past that he’s not a big fan for current Fed chair Janet Yellen, who might raise interest rates as soon as this week.
Hey little buddy @realDonaldTrump good pick on bobby for Japan. I would be open to Ambassador of Cuba job or Fed Chair. See u soon
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2016
Hey don @realDonaldTrump can help u with press too. When I was CEO of Canseco Financial was on CNBC with @mariabartiromo a lot. Nice lady.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2016
Hey brother @realDonaldTrump give me control of the Fed and we will make the economy great again. Dow at 40k in 4 Years. #Yeswecanseco
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2016
Also amigo @realDonaldTrump keep the people away from S&P index funds – they have REIT crap in them that's going to burst with rates rising
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2016
As Bloomberg notes, this is not the first time the former MLBer took such a keen interest in the economy:
What a time to be alive. And the craziest thing is that all this doesn’t seem totally unfeasible.