Elizabeth Warren concerned next Fed chair could be Trump ‘sock puppet’

Published December 11, 2025 4:52pm ET



Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) expressed hope that the Federal Reserve will remain independent when its new chairperson begins in May.

“I have had no problem criticizing [Fed Chairman] Jerome Powell when I think he’s wrong and I’ve thought he’s been wrong a lot, but I think it’s important to have an independent Fed,” Warren said on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday. 

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