President Donald Trump announces Kevin Warsh as pick to be next Fed chair

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President Trump confirmed Friday morning that he will nominate Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, predicting he “will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best.”


Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaking at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring meetings.
President Trump confirmed Friday morning that he will nominate Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump, 79, announced the pick of Warsh, 55, on Truth Social hours after The Post’s Charlie Gasparino reported that the commander in chief had settled on the former Fed governor.


Former U.S. Fed Governor Kevin Warsh loading luggage into a vehicle.
Kevin Warsh is President Trump’s next pick to be the Federal Reserve chair. REUTERS

“On top of everything else,” Trump said, “he is ‘central casting,’ and he will never let you down. Congratulations Kevin!”

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