Kevin Warsh Passes Trump's Sock Puppet Test: Sen. Warren

Summary

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks with Joe Mathieu about government funding, ICE restrictions, and Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh. She calls for ICE to face public-safety restrictions before more funding and for Kristi Noem's removal as DHS secretary. On the Fed, she says Kevin Warsh is not independent and warns that Trump wants a politicized Fed, urging no confirmation hearing until investigations into Powell and Lisa Cook are dropped. The interview contains no explicit tradable market calls or directional asset recommendations.

• Senator Warren discusses a two-week continuing resolution and Democratic demands for ICE funding restrictions.
• She says ICE is out of control and should follow ordinary public-safety rules before receiving more money.
• She wants Kristi Noem removed as Homeland Security secretary as part of a funding deal.
• She criticizes Kevin Warsh as a longtime hawk who shifted after Trump demanded lower rates.
• She argues Trump wants a Fed 'sock puppet' and is threatening Fed independence.
• She says no Warsh confirmation hearing should occur until investigations into Powell and Cook are dropped.
• No specific tradable assets, tickers, or directional market trades are named in the interview.