Trump spares Kevin Warsh from criticism despite Fed rate hike

Published September 17, 2026 10:59am ET

President Donald Trump is giving Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh a pass after the central bank voted unanimously to raise interest rates.

Trump repeatedly attacked Warsh’s predecessor Jerome Powell for holding interest rates steady rather than cutting them, and has called for the Fed to lower rates for months.

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