Kevin Warsh is the Fed chair picked by Donald Trump.
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Bulwark TakesAug 21, 2026
As of the August 21, 2026 posting, sources show Kevin Warsh was Trump's nominee and was confirmed by the Senate 54-45 on May 13, 2026, taking office as Fed chair May 22, 2026, so the claim that he is the Fed chair picked by Trump is supported.
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What was said
… The Fed probably won't do that, although, if the economy gets bad enough, maybe maybe they'll have to, right? Maybe they'll have to say, "Well, we'll worry about inflation later. Let's try to" Well, Kevin Warsh sorry and Drake. Kevin Warsh is the, you know, Trump's most recently picked Fed chair, actually wants the Fed to hold fewer of these long bonds that, you know, they he wants to shrink the balance sheet, which would drive rates up higher. Um, so he hasn't done it really yet, but the thing that he wants to do would raise long-term rates more. …
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Supports. The Senate confirmed Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh as Fed chair on May 13, 2026, by a 54-45 vote, replacing Jerome Powell.[1][5][6]
Supports. The Federal Reserve Board's official biography states Warsh took office as chairman on May 22, 2026, and the White House nomination record shows Trump nominated him for chair.[3][4]
Supports. Sources consistently describe Warsh as Trump's pick to succeed Powell, with Trump choosing him on January 30, 2026.[7][8]
Context. The Reuters Breakingviews piece dated September 16, 2026 reports Warsh remains in the job and that the Fed raised rates, a development after the claim's posting date.[2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powellapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Breakingviews - Warsh's reluctant turn restarts Fed warreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Federal Reserve Board - Kevin Warsh, Chairmanfederalreserve.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White Housewhitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump's Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmed by US Senate - BBCbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Kevin Warsh officially confirmed as Federal Reserve chairenglish.elpais.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Kevin Warsh | Federal Reserve Chair & Former Fed Governorbritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is actually managing U.S. debt costs not inflation, economist says, as interest rates threaten to top GDP growth soon | Fortunefortune.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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