Russ Vought serves as the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Said by The Hill, Checked Updated
- Sources
- 5 support2 context
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 95%
The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
As of 2026-07-30, Russ Vought was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate confirmed him for the post in April 2026, and a July 2026 Senate hearing release and a Reuters report from July 15, 2026 both identify him as OMB director.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… That's important. We want the American way of life, which is, by the way, Christendom. Alright, without further ado, we have Wade Miller, who's the executive director for the Center for Renewing America. You might know it. Russ Vogt used to come on our show all the time when he was there. Now he's obviously OMB director. Wade Miller's doing a great job. Wade, welcome to the show. You've got a new policy brief. It's Policy Brief: Assessing the Marxist islamic Alliance Aimed at America's Heart, which is a terrifying title, actually. …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Senate Budget Committee reported on 2026-04-27 that the Senate approved Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, after he had served as acting director.[2]
Supports. A Senate Banking Committee press release dated 2026-07-17 identifies Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget while questioning him at a hearing that day.[3]
Supports. Reuters on 2026-07-15 describes Vought as the White House budget director and notes he was stepping down from his acting CFPB role about two weeks later, leaving his OMB post unchanged.[1]
Supports. Senator Hoeven's April 2026 statement and the April 2026 Breaking Defense coverage both describe Vought as leading OMB following his Senate confirmation.[4][5]
Context. Later sources (a 2026-08-20 profile and 2026-09 coverage) continue to list him as OMB director, so the role held through the period checked, though those sources postdate the claim.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Outgoing Trump watchdog faces Democrat fire over handling of ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Senate Approves Russell Vought as Director of White House Budget Office - U.S. Senate Committee On The Budgetbudget.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3WATCH: Gallego Grills OMB Director Russ Vought on ...gallego.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Russell Vought as Director of ...hoeven.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5OMB director rebukes shipbuilders over production delaysbreakingdefense.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Russ Vought — Director of the Office of Management and ...factflag.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7OMB Director Russ Vought: With Trump 2.0, We're Nixon-Maxxing the Federal Bureaucracyrealclearpolitics.com · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
Checked 5 times
Each check reads the sources again. The newest verdict is the one this page states.
- · latestTrue
- True
- True
- True
- True