{"id":2595423,"date":"2026-04-26T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-says-hell-confirm-trump-fed-chairman-nominee-kevin-warsh\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:39:51","slug":"tillis-says-hell-confirm-trump-fed-chairman-nominee-kevin-warsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-says-hell-confirm-trump-fed-chairman-nominee-kevin-warsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Tillis says he&#8217;ll confirm Trump Fed chairman nominee Kevin Warsh"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftillis-says-hell-confirm-trump-fed-chairman-nominee-kevin-warsh%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=2595423&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>Sen. Thom Tillis said he will vote to confirm kevin Warsh as President Trump\u2019s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-gets-tentative-support-from-tillis-after-first-senate-hearing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. gets tentative support from ... after first ... hearing - Washington Examiner\">tillis previously<\/a> indicated he would block the nomination unless the Department of Justice ended its investigation involving Fed Chair Jerome Powell.The DOJ has since said it would close that matter, wich tillis cited as providing assurances that the Fed\u2019s independence would not be undermined. He added that the process can proceed on schedule, and the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-independent-journalist-tayler-hansen-a-riot-that-turned-deadly-what-i-witnessed-at-the-us-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Independent Journalist Tayler Han...: A Riot that Turned Deadly, What I Witnessed at the US Capitol Riot\">confirmation vote<\/a> for Warsh is set for April 29.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Sunday said he would vote to confirm <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-warsh\/\">Kevin Warsh<\/a>, President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. <\/p>\n<p>The development comes after Tillis, a member of the\u00a0Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, had previously said he would place a hold on any nomination until the Department of Justice ended its investigation into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\">Federal Reserve<\/a> Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerome-powell\/\">Jerome Powell<\/a>. The DOJ recently announced it would do just that, clearing the way for Trump\u2019s pick to replace Powell to be confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4543653\/fetterman-graham-ballroom-after-shooting-scare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman and Graham backs Trump White House ballroom after shooting scare<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4543122\/fetterman-backs-wickers-call-restart-attacks-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman backs Wicker\u2019s call to restart attacks in Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4543080\/senate-vote-confirm-warsh-fed-chair-scheduled-next-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair scheduled for next week<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe worked a lot over the weekend to make sure that we were very clear that we have assurances from the DOJ that I needed to feel like they were not using the DOJ as a weapon to threaten the independence of the Fed,\u201d\u00a0 Tillis told NBC News\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>. \u201cSo this will allow Mr. Wash to move on with his confirmation on time.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he\u2019s going to be a great Fed chair,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over Warsh\u2019s nomination came due to controversy over the White House\u2019s investigation into Powell. Powell suggested it was politically motivated. It was triggered due to\u00a0 President Donald Trump\u2019s anger that Powell declined to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-stop-inflation-from-hurting-americas-working-and-middle-class\/\" title=\"How To Stop Inflation From Hurting America\u2019s Working And Middle Class\">lower interest rates<\/a>, critics suggested, sparking concerns about the central bank\u2019s independence. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4537713\/takeaways-kevin-warsh-fed-confirmation-hearing\/\"><strong>TAKEAWAYS FROM KEVIN WARSH\u2019S FED CONFIRMATION HEARING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get rid of this investigation so I can support your confirmation,\u201d Tillis said during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>Warsh\u2019s confirmation vote to be the next Fed chairman is scheduled for April 29. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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