US EditionTillis vows to keep blocking Fed nominee and says Trump should apologize for pope attacks
Tillis says he will vote no on Kevin Warsh unless the Justice Department ends its probe of Jerome Powell, as Republicans press for a resolution.
- Senator Thom Tillis announced he will block Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Federal Reserve chair until the DOJ concludes its investigation into Jerome Powell, preventing confirmation next week with Democrats unified against the nominee.
- Powell has denied wrongdoing, and a federal judge blocked subpoenas last month, citing 'essentially zero evidence' in the probe; Tillis suggested 'somebody in DOJ' is targeting the chair to curry favor with the White House.
- Retiring at the end of the year, Tillis said he has lost his 'filter' and refuses to 'reward bad behavior' by confirming Warsh while the investigation remains active.
- In a Wednesday Fox News interview, President Donald Trump suggested Tillis had 'already quit' the Senate and would not be a factor in confirming his nominees, dismissing the senator's legislative leverage.
- Beyond the Fed nomination, Tillis criticized Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV, arguing an apology is 'underused,' while expressing concern over the Iran conflict and questioning the administration's unclear strategic objectives.
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Thom Tillis says Trump should apologize to the pope
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) called on President Donald Trump to apologize to Pope Leo XIV, arguing the president has treated the pontiff as a political figure rather than a religious leader. “I, for one, think apology is an underused art in politics,” Tillis said in a Wednesday interview with NBC News. “When you’re wrong, you’re wrong, or if you made a mistake, or maybe it was just a misconception, just get past it. Move on. This president has done…
Tillis says Trump should apologize to pope: ‘When you’re wrong, you’re wrong’
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Donald Trump’s drive to remake the Federal Reserve into a tool of his economic policies is meeting an immovable object in the form of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who is using his position on the Senate Banking Committee to hold up the nomination of Kevin Warsh.According to Politico's Jordain Carney and...
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