Trump Pick Would Commit World Bank to Reforms, May Cut Off China

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass during a Roosevelt Room event at the White House on Feb. 6, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images

David Malpass, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the position of World Bank president, said he intends to implement reforms that he helped convince the international institution to accept.

Trump announced Malpass’s nomination on Feb. 6, calling him “the right person to take this incredibly important job.”