Multiple reports say US President Donald Trump has periodically spoken by phone with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh since Warsh assumed the role. People familiar with the matter, cited by both outlets, describe these calls as part of Trump’s broader effort to exert greater influence over the central bank. The reporting does not provide additional details on the content of the conversations, the frequency of the calls, or whether any calls involve specific policy discussions. The accounts focus instead on the fact of contact between the president and the Fed chair and frame it as an extension of Trump’s push to have a closer relationship with the central bank. The reports also indicate this pattern has continued over time, suggesting the calls are not isolated. Overall, the outlets converge on the same key point: Trump is reported to have communicated directly with Warsh by phone on a recurring basis, which observers interpret as signaling increased White House interest in the Fed’s direction.