President Donald Trump’s search for a new Federal Reserve chair is becoming a hunt for an elusive unicorn candidate as blowback from his attacks on the central bank complicates the decision.
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Trump threatened fresh tariffs on goods from nations that oppose his push to take control of Greenland, stepping up his rhetoric while Denmark hosted US lawmakers on its home turf following meetings in Washington this week.
Donald Trump’s top economic advisers sought to downplay the risk of a US invasion of Greenland at the World Economic Forum in Davos, even as the president himself pledged to push forward with the idea of acquiring the Danish island.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump could announce his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair as soon as next week, amid intense anticipation over the White House’s search for a new central-bank chief.
Scott Bessent at the USA House on Jan. 20. Photographer: Markus Schreiber/AP Photo
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