(CNN) President Donald Trump's pick to lead the World Bank described himself in 2011 remarks as a 25-year opponent to the institution and others like it, saying that they needed to be "thrown away" and started over from scratch.

David Malpass made the comments while speaking to a local Republican gathering in Albertson, New York, in May 2011. CNN's KFile reviewed a recording of his remarks which were posted on YouTube at the time.

Trump's decision to nominate Malpass last Wednesday was met with some pushback, with critics contending Malpass was a Trump loyalist not qualified to lead the bank and holding views that are hostile to the bank's mission, which is to reduce poverty in developing nations through financial assistance.

The US president has chosen the leader of the World Bank since its founding in 1945, but the pick has to be confirmed by the organization's board of directors. If confirmed, Malpass would succeed Jim Yong Kim, who was chosen by President Barack Obama in 2012 to lead the organization and re-nominated in 2016. Kim announced his resignation in January.

Malpass is a former Wall Street banker who served as an economic adviser to Trump's 2016 campaign. He is currently undersecretary for international affairs at the US Treasury Department. Although Malpass has been an outspoken critic of the World Bank, his 2011 comments feature his sharpest attacks on the organization and its mission.

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