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Delta Air CEO Says Trump Credit Card Cap Will Upend Industry

A Delta Air Lines aircraft at Salt Lake City International airport in Salt Lake City.

Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

President Donald Trump’s push to cap credit card interest rates at 10% would hurt banks and lower-end consumers, Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said.

“The knock on effects are pretty significant when you think about what seems to be a good idea to help lower income strata and bring some interest-rate relief,” Bastian said in a Wednesday interview on Bloomberg Television.