Larry Kudlow on Scott Bessent Ruled Out as Fed Chair: ‘I Would Bet on One of the Two Kevins’

Smith President Trump announcing ░░░░░░░░ secretary Scott Bessent no ░░░░░░░░ being considered for Federal ░░░░░░░░ chair to replace Jerome ░░░░░░░░ Fox Business host Larry ░░░░░░░░ is here to weigh ░░░░░░░░ So I guess he ░░░░░░░░ him to keep the ░░░░░░░░ secretary job KUDLOW Yes ░░░░░░░░ Smith You ve always ░░░░░░░░ of told me that ░░░░░░░░ believe that that was ░░░░░░░░ to be the case ░░░░░░░░ I thought so And ░░░░░░░░ referred to the two ░░░░░░░░ Kevin Hassett who is ░░░░░░░░ NEC director and Kevin ░░░░░░░░ who s a private ░░░░░░░░ but was a former ░░░░░░░░ Reserve Board governor The ░░░░░░░░ Kevins he s got ░░░░░░░░ make up his mind ░░░░░░░░ doesn t he has ░░░░░░░░ yet made up his ░░░░░░░░ Smith Maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ of those KUDLOW I ░░░░░░░░ your pardon Smith Maybe ░░░░░░░░ s neither of those ░░░░░░░░ That s possible Sandra ░░░░░░░░ not likely I think ░░░░░░░░ s really coming down ░░░░░░░░ he mentioned in this ░░░░░░░░ that there were four ░░░░░░░░ so perhaps you have ░░░░░░░░ 05 to hang on ░░░░░░░░ on that forecast but ░░░░░░░░ don t think so ░░░░░░░░ think it s going ░░░░░░░░ come down Now let ░░░░░░░░ raise this point without ░░░░░░░░ too much in the ░░░░░░░░ But there s an ░░░░░░░░ seat Kugler left She ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ whatever He could appoint ░░░░░░░░ another person Not one ░░░░░░░░ the Kevins He could ░░░░░░░░ somebody to that seat ░░░░░░░░ would be there about ░░░░░░░░ months OK Or hang ░░░░░░░░ he could appoint someone ░░░░░░░░ designate that person to ░░░░░░░░ his next chair of ░░░░░░░░ Fed So that would ░░░░░░░░ extended for quite some ░░░░░░░░ Smith Taking it all ░░░░░░░░ OK KUDLOW So it ░░░░░░░░ all it s a ░░░░░░░░ bit it s all ░░░░░░░░ in the air is ░░░░░░░░ I m saying But ░░░░░░░░ would bet on one ░░░░░░░░ the two Kevins unless ░░░░░░░░ had a real short ░░░░░░░░ Unless you had a ░░░░░░░░ short termer Smith OK ░░░░░░░░ is exactly what President ░░░░░░░░ said this morning in ░░░░░░░░ new interview on CNBC ░░░░░░░░ his decision to pick ░░░░░░░░ new —“