Andrew and I go through this morning's unhinged Trump interview--on Iran, the Fed, and more. Also: I explain why I'm a YES on the Virginia referendum. And we discuss Trump's firing of yet another woman in the Cabinet--it's time to get to the men, Donald!
www.youtube.com/live/ITGEuXD...
Warsh hearing so far has been kind of frustrating. No one has asked the questions that seem most relevant to me:
1) is Trump's criminal investigation into Powell appropriate?
2) what would you do if Trump threatened retribution against you if he didn't like your actions/Fed policy decisions?
Donald Trump's Fed Chair nominee could not even say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
He is nothing more than a sock puppet.
Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."
Senator: Will you act independently as Fed Chair, prioritizing economic facts and the Fed's legal mandate, thereby fulfilling this important role as designed?
Kevin Warsh: Absolutely, 100%.
Senator: Is factual reality real?
Kevin Warsh: Uh... Let me check with my boss and get back to you.
Andrew and I go through this morning's unhinged Trump interview--on Iran, the Fed, and more. Also: I explain why I'm a YES on the Virginia referendum. And we discuss Trump's firing of yet another woman in the Cabinet--it's time to get to the men, Donald!
www.youtube.com/live/ITGEuXD...
It's not just that Warsh would be beholden to Trump. That is the most important thing, but it also overshadows the fact that his Fed calls down the years have been bad--not uniquely bad, but systematically bad. I'm old enough to remember when he wanted to hike rates in 2008
I would like someone to explore with Mr Warsh why he thinks the economic impacts of AI are within the Fed’s remit but the economic impacts of climate change are not.
Smith’s question about insurance almost got there but didn’t quite.
Warsh may be a reasonable guy and capable economist just playing a role here. But if integrity and independence are qualities we value in a Fed Chief, he does not have them.
Every nominee who dodges this question tells us that they have no meaningful commitment to American democracy.
Kevin Warsh, the new Fed Chair, is named in the #EpsteinFiles
#Epstein
🚨Trump Fed pick grilled for hiding $100 million in holdings and Epstein ties
www.rawstory.com/kevin-warsh-...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke at Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing today on why he is opposing the nomination due to the probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
I'm listening to various Republicans talking about how great the nominee is for fed chair and realizing they are the same Republicans who confirmed Pam Bondi, Keystone Kash, and Kristi Noem.🙄
Trump Fed pick grilled for hiding $100 million in holdings and Epstein ties
This guys is the Warsht
#EpsteinClass #Warsh #FederalReserve
www.rawstory.com/kevin-warsh-...
Sen. Warren calls out Trump for trying to tear down the Fed's independence — claiming he's doing so because "he wants the Fed to use monetary policies to artificially juice the economy in the short term" before the midterms.
She says Fed pick Kevin Warsh "is uniquely ill-suited for the job."
Warren: "Why try to end independence of the Fed? Bc Trump's economic failures are causing him political problems, he wants the Fed to artificially juice the economy Having a sock puppet in charge of the Fed would also give the president access to the Fed's powerful authorities to enrich himself"
Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to be the Fed chair, declined a straightforward answer when asked repeatedly if Trump lost the 2020 election. Every nominee who dodges this question tells us that they have no meaningful commitment to American democracy. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
While not relevant to the Fed's job, if he's willing to dissemble and evade on this because he knows Trump will pull his nomination if he answers truthfully, what else is he not being transparent about?
The propsective Fed Chair refuses to say whether cutting interest rates 250bps would stimulate the economy and boost inflation
Why assume the Fed Chair nominee is a coward—as in wants to do the right thing but is just too scared of the consequences—when he perpetuates lies about the 2020 election? Isn’t the more straightforward explanation that he’s into it, and will therefore aid the anti-Constitution project when asked?
Watching Sen. Warren questioning Trump's Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh. In response to if he disagrees with Trump on anything Warsh gives a cutsie answer about not being "central casting". What a jerk.
www.c-span.org/event/senate...
