FILE PHOTO: Former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain in Washington January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he recommended former pizza chain executive and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

Trump told reporters at the White House that Cain is going through checks, and he imagines he will be in good shape.