Fed chair nominee says he will be independent of Trump, though Dems see a ‘sock puppet’
Senator Tillis has pledged to vote against Warsh's nomination until President Trump ends an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Senator Tillis has pledged to vote against Warsh's nomination until President Trump ends an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, pledged independence during a tense Senate Banking Committee hearing where Republican Senator Thom Tillis threatened to block the nomination over Trump's investigation of current Chair Jerome Powell.
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Outlets across the spectrum agree that Senator Tillis is the primary obstacle to Kevin Warsh’s confirmation, demanding an end to the DOJ investigation into Jerome Powell. While Politico highlights the procedural "limbo" caused by Tillis's stance, Blaze.com frames him as a "lone Republican" potentially tanking a key Trump appointment.
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