Kevin Warsh
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President-elect Donald Trump is considering naming Kevin Warsh as Treasury secretary then ultimately sending him off to serve as Federal Reserve chair, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
A former Fed governor himself, Warsh would move over to the central bank after current Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires in 2026, according to the Journal, which cited sources familiar with Trump’s thinking.
The speculation comes with Treasury being the last major Cabinet position for which Trump has yet to state his intention.
Various reports have put Warsh as one of the finalists with Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent. Among the potential scenarios would be one where Bessent would lead the National Economic Council initially then go to Treasury after Warsh takes over at the Fed.
However, Trump is known for the propensity to change his mind, and the report noted that nothing has been finalized.
“President-Elect Trump is making decisions on who will serve in his second Administration,” Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Those decisions will continue to be announced by him when they are made.”
Read the full Wall Street Journal story here.