Warsh wins credibility with Fed rate hike: 5 takeaways

The Hill - Sep 17, 2026

While President Trump has not publicly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for the central bank hiking interest rates on Wednesday, the move was still the opposite of what the president wanted. “I’m relying on Kevin. But he’s got … a very tough board,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, adding interest rates are “too high.”...

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