Elizabeth Warren grills Jay Powell & Scott Gottlieb on Vaccine Future 6/26/25

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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President Trump continues to pressure Fed Chair Jay Powell to lower interest rates. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reacts to Powell’s testimony and the Fed’s next move. Warren discusses the impact of tariffs on inflation and the state of the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s revamped vaccine panel has begun reviewing long-approved U.S. vaccines. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb shares his thoughts on the CDC’s new advisory board and the future of vaccine policy. Plus, the latest on President Trump’s legal battle with Paramount and are crypto mortgages in our future? Sen. Elizabeth Warren - 16:28 Dr. Scott Gottlieb - 35:16 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, @SenWarren Dr. Scott Gottlieb, @ScottGottliebMD Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Zach Vallese, @zachvallese

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Today on Squawk Pod, Senator Elizabeth Warren.
0:09.0	You don't have to push me. I believe in markets. I love markets. I think markets are fabulous when they're honest markets.
0:17.0	We need markets with rules. Markets without rules are just theft.
0:22.9	Her perspective on President Trump's critique of Fed Chair J. Powell and on President Trump's
0:28.6	economic policy.
0:30.0	I still want to see the interest rates come down. I think they should lower. It is harder
0:35.6	than it would be if Donald Trump were not out there creating this kind of
0:39.9	economic chaos.
0:42.3	And as RFK Jr.'s new vaccine advisory panel to the CDC continues its first meeting, former
0:48.7	FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb explains the weight on their shoulders and what's at stake for the country.
0:55.0	Look, these are individuals who've been unabashed about their anti-vaccine views, for the
0:59.7	most part, the members who've been appointed.
1:01.7	All of them?
1:02.7	All of them?
1:03.7	Plus, could crypto mortgages be in our future?
1:08.5	And negotiations on the table for President Trump's 60 Minutes lawsuit
1:12.7	against Paramount.
1:13.7	The FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has said that the third-party complaint about the
1:18.3	interviews edit could factor into that agency's review of the Paramount Skydance merger.
1:25.6	I'm CNBC producer Zach Velisi.
1:28.7	It's Thursday, June 26th.
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