Trump to interview new candidates as Treasury fight heats up

• The battle between the two is being called "a knife fight, with Mr. Lutnick as the primary aggressor," according to the N.Y. Times, which first reported the new names.

State of play: Bessent and Lutnick remain in the hunt. But now they might be in a derby for a runner-up job — director of Trump's National Economic Council, or perhaps Commerce secretary.

• It's not clear Lutnick would take a backup job.

Behind the scenes: Lutnick has gotten on Trump's nerves lately, with Trump privately expressing frustration that Lutnick "has been hanging around him too much and that he has been manipulating the transition process for his own ends," The Times reports.

Between the lines: Trump cares a lot about pedigrees, and is obsessed with markets. That combination could make Warsh an attractive option.

• Warsh, 53, was a Fed governor from 2006 until 2011. He currently works with legendary hedge fund billionaire Stan Druckenmiller, who said before the election that the markets were predicting a Trump victory.
• Warsh's long game is still Fed chair. But that could come later in Trump's term.
• Rowan is worth at least $9 billion.

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