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Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally

President urges Federal Reserve to lower rates ahead of upcoming policy meeting.

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Ahead of Fed meeting, Trump says US should have world's lowest interest rate

What this story says

  • President Donald Trump said the US should have the lowest interest rates in the world.
  • Trump made the comments on Sunday in Doonbeg, Ireland, ahead of the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting.
  • The Federal Reserve's meeting is scheduled for the week of September 13, 2026, shortly after inflation data showed its largest increase in four months.
  • National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated Trump will defend the independence of Fed chair Kevin Warsh regardless of rate decisions.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 39%(7)Right 61%(11)

Percentages are shares of the 18 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 25 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

70/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

18/100

25 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 18 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the United States should have the lowest interest rates globally. Speaking to reporters in Doonbeg, Ireland, Trump argued that the US "should be paying the lowest interest rate in the world" regardless of economic data. He made these remarks days before the Federal Reserve's scheduled policy meeting.

The Federal Reserve's next policy meeting is set for the week of September 13, 2026. This comes less than a week after the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index reported its largest increase in four months, reinforcing expectations that the central bank might raise rates. Trump has been a vocal critic of the Fed's rate levels, suggesting they benefit other countries at the expense of the US. He previously posted on social media, "LOWER THE RATE OR I'LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT."

Disagreement on Warsh's independence

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told Fox News Sunday that Trump will defend the independence of Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh, who was appointed by Trump, regardless of the Fed's interest rate decisions. However, CNBC-TV18 reported Hassett also indicated that Trump would not be pleased if the Fed decided to raise rates.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned that the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting is scheduled for the week of September 13, 2026. The specific date of the Fed meeting was only included in the full report from CNBC-TV18.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 18:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.
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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

7 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports led with President Trump's call for the US to have the world's lowest interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. These reports noted that Trump made the comments in Doonbeg, Ireland, on Sunday. They also mentioned the upcoming Fed meeting and the recent inflation data showing the largest increase in four months. Several centre-rated reports included National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett's statement that Trump will defend the independence of Fed chair Kevin Warsh. Some also noted Trump's previous social media post threatening to stop trading with countries with deficits if rates were not lowered.

Right

11 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on President Trump's statement that the US should have the world's lowest interest rates. These reports highlighted that Trump made the remarks on Sunday in Ireland, days before the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting. Some right-rated reports mentioned that the Fed meeting would occur less than a week after the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index reported its largest increase in four months. Investor's Business Daily's digest noted Trump urged the Fed to cut rates as market bets anticipated a Warsh rate hike. Times of India and Globo digests also mentioned Trump's view that the US has the best credit and can influence global economics.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally?
Of the 18 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 39% are rated centre, 61% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 25. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 18 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 39% are rated centre, 61% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally biased?
Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally is one event reported by 25 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump says US should have lowest interest rates globally?
25 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump say about US interest rates?
President Donald Trump stated that the United States should have the lowest interest rates in the world. He argued that the US, with its strong credit, should not have higher rates than any other country and can influence global economics.
When did Trump make these remarks?
President Trump made these remarks on Sunday, September 13, 2026, while speaking to reporters in Doonbeg, Ireland. This was just days before the Federal Reserve's next scheduled policy meeting.
What is the context of Trump's comments?
Trump's comments come ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, which follows a report showing the largest increase in the Consumer Price Index in four months. He has previously pressured the Fed to lower rates, arguing that current levels benefit other countries at the US's expense.

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