The campaign team of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sharply criticized Donald Trump's comments on the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut in four years, focusing on economic issues ahead of the November presidential election.

Republican candidate Trump weighed in hours after the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points on September 19, calling it a "political move" and arguing that a 25-basis-point cut would have been appropriate. He has previously suggested that the independent central bank should be subject to some level of executive control.