https://motube.smithandtech.com/videos/watch/1cbf824d-9fd0-4123-8e20-c1f5b4ca9c18 President Trump on Friday said he never asked Kevin Warsh whether he would commit to cutting interest rates before nominating him to be the next Federal Reserve chair.   “No, but we talk about it. I’ve been following him. And I don’t want to ask him that question,” the president told reporters. “But he certainly wants to cut rates.”   President Trump has repeatedly pressured the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates more aggressively, a campaign that has raised concerns about the independence of the central bank.   The president praised his new pick as “very smart, very good, strong, young” and “the central casting guy that people wanted.”   “I would say that this was the, you know, perfect candidate,” he added. “This was not a surprise or anything. This was the man that’s most qualified, top student, best schools ... got the whole package. Looks don’t mean anything, but he’s got the look.” #trump #whitehouse #federalreserve #cspan Tue, 05 May 2026 15:49:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://motube.smithandtech.com https://motube.smithandtech.com/lazy-static/avatars/933c9118-81c8-4e69-a82c-512c3a13a060.jpg https://motube.smithandtech.com/videos/watch/1cbf824d-9fd0-4123-8e20-c1f5b4ca9c18 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://motube.smithandtech.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.