‘I’m not very tauntable’: It’s a Fed Chair nightmare for Trump where one Republican’s ‘no’ could spell disaster for Kevin Warsh

Sen. Thom Tillis is making it crystal clear he’s not backing down in his standoff with the administration over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The outgoing North Carolina Republican is blocking the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, until the Justice Department drops its investigation into Powell. With Warsh’s Senate Banking Committee hearing just days away, Tillis holds all the leverage and he’s not afraid to use it.

According to Politico, Tillis didn’t mince words when he spoke to reporters on April 15, 2026, firing back at the administration’s attempts to pressure him. “I’m not dead yet,” he said, brushing off the president’s dismissive remarks about his Senate status. “I’m not very tauntable. That’s part of growing up in a trailer park, you kind of get used to this stuff.”