Watch: Trump pick to lead economic advisory panel faces confirmation hearing before Senate
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Christopher Phelan, President Trump’s pick to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers, testified before the Senate Housing, Banking and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday for his nomination to lead the key advisory panel. If confirmed by the Senate, the former University of Minnesota professor would replace Stephen Miran, who stepped down from the…
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Sen. Warren: "Is headline inflation higher today than it was in February of 2025?"
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 25, 2026
Christopher Phelan, nominee for White House Council of Economic Advisers chair: "Headline inflation now is certainly lower than it was during the Biden administration." pic.twitter.com/nVLqSbZwJM
"You can't even do the basic facts!" -- Here's the full footage of Elizabeth Warren dismantling Christopher Phelan, Trump's nominee to be chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, by asking him basic factual questions about the state of the economy that Phelan refuses to answer… pic.twitter.com/MR06EQCV1X
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2026