Elections

Trump vs Clinton—a choice between ‘quicksand and a bullet’: Ex-Fed's Fisher

Richard Fisher won't say which candidate he supports
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Richard Fisher won't say which candidate he supports

When it comes to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, former Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher does not relish the thought of voting for either the Republican or the Democratic presidential nominee.

In an interview Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," Fisher said, "It's sort of a choice between quicksand and a bullet in the head."

Fisher wouldn't say which candidate he considered the "quicksand" and which one he considered the "bullet."

"I'm not going to tell you. You guess for yourself," he said.

"I don't think I have much of a choice here," he added, jokingly saying, "I'm supporting Alfred E. Neuman," referring to the fictitious mascot of Mad magazine.

Fisher, known for his contrarian and often provocative views, was head of the Dallas Fed for a decade before retiring in 2015.