Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point was a “political move” and that a smaller cut would have been preferable.

Trump attributed the rate reduction to either a "very bad" economy or to the Fed's "playing politics" to help Democrats.

Reaction from Trump world shows the fight is now over who gets credit for what looks like a soft economic landing: "Why couldn't this wait until the day after the election?"