{"id":2534066,"date":"2026-01-12T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-immediately-calls-elizabeth-warren-on-the-phone-after-she-accuses-him-of-driving-up-costs-for-families-9\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:19:53","slug":"trump-immediately-calls-elizabeth-warren-on-the-phone-after-she-accuses-him-of-driving-up-costs-for-families-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-immediately-calls-elizabeth-warren-on-the-phone-after-she-accuses-him-of-driving-up-costs-for-families-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Immediately Calls Elizabeth Warren on the Phone After She Accuses Him of &#8216;Driving Up Costs for Families&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-immediately-calls-elizabeth-warren-on-the-phone-after-she-accuses-him-of-driving-up-costs-for-families-9%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2534066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump reportedly called Sen. Elizabeth Warren after she delivered a National Press Club speech criticizing his economic record and urging policies to lower costs for families. Warren said she told Trump to use his leverage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-run-into-trouble-with-temporary-cap-on-credit-card-interest-rates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... could run into trouble with temporary ... on ... - Washington Examiner\">cap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-interest-rates-reach-all-time-high\/\" title=\"Credit Card Interest Rates Reach All-Time High\">credit card interest rates<\/a><\/a> and to push House Republicans to pass the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, which she says would build more housing and reduce costs. Trump had recently proposed a one-year cap of 10% on credit card rates starting January 20, 2026, in a social-media post, but he has not publicly confirmed the phone call. It&#8217;s unclear whether any cap would be implemented by executive action or legislation, and a Republican-controlled Congress &#8211; plus market reactions that briefly depressed bank stocks &#8211; coudl complicate passage. Given the two politicians&#8217; history of antagonism, some observers view Warren&#8217;s account with skepticism, though both have signaled interest in curbing high credit-card rates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It appears that longtime political foes President Donald Trump and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts had a curious phone call recently &mdash; at least according to one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Warren (often derided as &ldquo;Pocahontas&rdquo; by Trump for her past dubious claims about having Native American roots) took to X on Monday to claim that her National Press Club speech attacking the president&rsquo;s economy prompted a phone call from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s what Warren had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump called me today.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s long past time to deliver lower costs for working people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTpLureu2g\">pic.twitter.com\/DTpLureu2g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/2010795010632139173?\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, I gave a speech noting how Donald Trump is driving up costs for families, sowing terror and chaos in our communities, and abusing his power to prosecute anyone who criticizes him,&rdquo; Warren wrote. &ldquo;I also laid out an argument for how Democrats should fight back and win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my remarks, I made it clear that despite promising to lower costs On Day One, Trump has done nothing but raise costs for families. I said that if he really wants to get something done, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including capping credit card interest rates<\/a> or lowering housing costs, he would use his leverage and pick up the phone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After my speech, the President called me, and I delivered this same message on affordability to him directly. I told him that Congress can pass legislation to cap credit card rates if he will actually fight for it. I also urged him to get House Republicans to pass the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the Senate with unanimous support and would build more housing and lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No more delays. It&rsquo;s time to deliver relief for American families,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this is just one side of this story, and Trump has not issued a public response on  or elsewhere, at the time of this writing, that would corroborate Warren&rsquo;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who typically responds to vitriol with vitriol &mdash; especially in regard to his Democratic counterparts &mdash; calling up Warren for a cordial policy discussion seems hard to believe.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there is reason to believe Warren&rsquo;s story could be true because she did touch on something Trump has been vocal about: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-cancel-rule-capping-bank-overdraft-fees-sending-it-to-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House votes to cancel rule ...ping bank overdraft fees, sending it to ... - Washington Examiner\">capping credit card rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump took to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115868132990949589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  to broach the credit card issue and, perhaps surprisingly, largely seems aligned with what Democrats are asking for on this one issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be &lsquo;ripped off&rsquo; by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration,&rdquo; Trump posted. &ldquo;AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Coincidentally, the January 20th date will coincide with the one year anniversary of the historic and very successful Trump Administration. Thank you for your attention to this matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, it&rsquo;s unclear if Trump plans to implement this temporary cap via legislation or executive order, but legislation may be a tough hill to climb.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elizabeth-warren-spoke-to-trump-capping-credit-card-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> noted, Trump may face pushback from a Republican-majority Congress on the issue after bank stocks dipped over the weekend, following Trump&rsquo;s initial interest rate  post.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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