New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would have not nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair if he expressed interest to hike interest rates.

Speaking at an NBC interview, Trump revealed details behind the rationale as to why he chose Warsh to lead the Fed.

Being asked if Kevin Warsh understands that he has to lower Fed interest rates, Trump responded, "I think he does, but I think he wants to anyway."

Responding to a question on whether the new Fed Chair would have been nominated if he expressed interest to hike the interest rates, Trump said, "I mean, if he came in and said, 'I want to raise them ...' He would not have gotten the job."

The US President said that the country is already "w...