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Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the committee, questioned if Warsh will be a “[sock puppet](/economy/2026/4/15/trump-escalates-threats-to-fire-us-federal-reserve-chair-powell)“. Still, Trump’s previous appointment to the Fed’s board of governors, Stephen Miran, was approved
confirmation vote for the position in history. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democratic member on the Senate banking committee, said Donald Trump had nominated Warsh to be his “sock puppet” to help him control interest rates
comments from Trump targeted at Powell, the administration also launched an investigation into the Fed chair related to renovations at the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters. Government prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing. The investigation
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the committee, questioned Warsh’s independence, alleging that he would be a “sock puppet” for Trump, concerns he pushed back against and addressed in his opening testimony