washington republican presidential front-runner donald trump would incline replace federal reserve chair janet yellen win white house despite support u.s. central bank efforts keep interest rat low tell fortune magazine think do serviceable job trump say interview publish late tuesday billionaire real estate mogul move step close become party nominee resound win new york state republican nominate contest want comment reappointment would incline put people in yellen nominate top feed job democratic president barack obama begin four-year term february 2014. nominees need senate approval protect political interference term expire interview trump say absolutely back efforts diminish feed power allow congress launch so-called audit outside review policy decisions also back away pledge erase 19 trillion u.s. debt eight years representatives feed decline comment report yellen step 2018 one term would short feed chairmanship since 1979. since feed chair paul volcker alan greenspan ben bernanke yellen predecessor reappointed least one incoming u.s. president trump say favor low interest rate environment raise rat would blow u.s. economy trump accuse feed november keep rat low help obama assertion white house reject best thing go us interest rat low new york billionaire businessman tell fortune rat percent percent whatever start add kind number already reasonably cripple economy term produce number scary number trump add feed cut key overnight lend rate near zero late 2008 keep next seven years help economy recover financial crisis raise rat quarter percentage point last december first hike nearly decade trump tell fortune would take advantage low rat refinance country debt boost government spend infrastructure military magazine publish full transcript interview late week move away comment make washington post early month pledge eliminate national debt period eight years instead trump tell fortune could tackle portion could pay percentage depend aggressive want say rather aggressive rather debt stick it trump main republican rival u.s. senator ted cruz texas say would audit feed move rules-based monetary policy u.s. presidential candidates include democrat bernie sanders also pledge change feed trump lean toward replace feed chief win white house