Kevin Warsh is the President's nominee for Federal Reserve Chairman.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Trump did nominate Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair (announced January 30, 2026; formally sent to the Senate March 4), so the nomination itself is real. But as of the claim's date, 2026-10-03, the Senate had already confirmed him (May 13, 2026) and he had been sworn in as chairman (May 22), so he was no longer a pending nominee.
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What was said
… And this, you know, caused kind of enough of a firestorm, even among Republicans in Congress, that eventually this federal investigation is dropped in exchange for Trump's nominee for Fed Chairman, Kevin Warsh, getting a hearing in the Senate. And the end result of that was that this investigation was sort of moved to the Fed's, the Fed's, like, independent watchdog, and this week the Fed finally released a really, like, 126 page long report that clears Jerome Powell of any criminal wrongdoing, …
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Contradicts. The Senate confirmed Warsh as Fed chairman on May 13, 2026 (54-45), so by October 2026 he was no longer a pending nominee.[1][3]
Contradicts. The Federal Reserve reports Warsh took the oath of office as chairman on May 22, 2026, with a term running to May 21, 2030.[4]
Supports. Trump announced and formally nominated Warsh for the Fed chairmanship (January 30 announcement; March 4 nomination received by the Senate), and the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on April 21, 2026.[3][5][6]
Context. A Reuters report dated October 28, 2026 describes Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman, confirming he held the post well after the claim was made.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 primary
- 1Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powellapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Warsh says politics played no role in Fed's rate decision by group he is 'honored' to leadreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3PN855-1 - Nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a ...federalreserve.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 5Federal Reserve System, Chairman of Board of Governors, ...govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Wide Acclaim for President Trump's Nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
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