Kevin Warsh
speaker
571 appearances
126 recordings
12 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 17 Sep
Kevin Warsh’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 126 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 42.
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This is as consequential a moment for the U.S.
economy and frankly for the institution as any point since the late 1970s.
So the president has never sat you down, looked you in the eye and said, here's the deal, Scooter, I'm going to appoint you president.
But you got to agree to lower interest rates.
That didn't happen or did happen?
The president never once asked me to commit to any particular interest rate decision, period.
And nor would I ever agree to do so if he had.
But he never did.
Are you going to be the president's human sock puppet?
Senator, absolutely not.
Are you going to be anybody's human sock puppet?
No, I'm honored the president nominated me for the position and I'll be an independent actor if confirmed as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
During his confirmation hearing, the 56-year-old former Fed governor, Kevin Warsh, faced questions about monetary policy, his personal finances, and his relationship with the Trump administration.
Warsh laid out the responsibility of the role in his opening statement.
In one particularly fiery moment, Senator Elizabeth Warren attempted to insinuate that Warsh's current investments are not in compliance with someone who is in this role.
Warren was later corrected by her Republican colleague, Tom Tillis, that Warsh is in fact in compliance.
Warsh gave a qualified defense of Fed independence, saying criticism from elected leaders does not and should not threaten it.
He denied that Trump ever pressured him to commit to interest rate cuts, despite reports and Trump's own comments suggesting otherwise.
Warsh also said he has no plans to fire presidents of the regional federal reserve banks.
WSJ What’s News · President Trump Says the U.S. Will Extend the Iran Cease-Fire · 21 Apr 2026
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In our meeting, you said you would be independent because you're, quote, a tough guy.
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