Special Topic: Trump Officially Nominates Warsh for Federal Reserve Chair On the evening of January 30th, Beijing time, Trump posted about choosing Kevin Warsh instead of White House National Economic Council Director Hassett. Trump stated that there had been widespread external speculation that the highly respected Hassett would be appointed as Fed Chair — he would have made an exceptionally outstanding Chair. But to be honest, his performance while working with me and my team at the White House has been so extraordinarily excellent that I truly could not bear to let him leave. Kevin Hassett Trump claimed that Hassett's capabilities are so outstanding they are difficult to put into words, so as the old saying goes: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Thank you, Hassett, you have done a fantastic job!