Super weird take, man.
@NickTimiraos' job is to report on the Fed. He reports on the Fed. Damn well. He has editors who evaluate his work. Not sure what part of free markets and free press requires the Treasury Secretary to second guess it all.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent)
One of the highlights of the Warsh Fed has been watching stenographers posing as journalists, like the WSJ’s Nick Timiraos, reduced to reporting Fed backroom gossip because they’re incapable of performing real economic or monetary policy analysis without being spoon-fed.
— https://nitter.net/SecScottBessent/status/2085016688223822214#m