Elizabeth Warren Snaps At CNBC Host Who Compared Her To Trump

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was visibly irritated at a CNBC host Wednesday for comparing her to President Donald Trump.

Warren argued on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that Trump’s nominee to be the next Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, is unfit for the job because of his close alignment with the president’s views. CNBC host Sarah Eisen reminded Warren of her own past support for Federal Reserve nominees who aligned with her on policy.

“I mean, you yourself have been very outspoken on this show and otherwise on what the Fed should be doing,” Eisen said. “You also advocated for Lael Brainard and Janet Yellen, who you were aligned with on policy views. I mean, this isn’t that different, you know, with the president expressing what he wants in terms of policy and who he wants.”

“I’m sorry, is that real?” Warren said. “It is not different to just say, here’s my opinion and here’s how I read the numbers and here’s who I think has a good track record? You think that’s the same as being the president of the United States and employing the Department of Justice to bring criminal charges against someone? Sending someone a notice that they have been fired? Donald Trump is not expressing an opinion. Donald Trump is trying to control the Fed. You know it and I know it. And what he’s also trying to do is to control the Fed by terrifying all of them.”

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Warren supported the confirmations of former Federal Reserve Vice Chair S. Lael Brainard and former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to serve in the Federal Reserve, who were nominated by former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. She also accused Trump of trying to control the Federal Reserve by bringing a criminal inquiry