VIDEO: Rep. Barney Frank Claims Obama is Unwilling to Nominate Warren for CFPB Director

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) asserted that President Obama would not put forth Elizabeth Warren as his nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a recent interview with MSNBC.

Frank said he did not think Warren's bid would be successful, given the current makeup of Congress, but that he hoped she would be nominated anyway.

He added that he believes Warren is "enormously popular and very thoughtful woman." Fast-forward the video from MSNBC below to 14:37 to Frank's full comments on Elizabeth Warren.

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