Trump, Powell and Federal Reserve
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Tensions continued to rise between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and their latest disagreement happened in front of the public on live TV. The president and Federal Reserve chair gave select press a tour of the renovations being done at the Federal Reserve building.
As recently as last week, President Trump was considering firing Powell, but later told reporters it was “highly unlikely” he would do so.
On 'Will Cain Show' Charlie Gasparino criticized Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman: LAWRENCE JONES: And there we have it, the president of the United States with the Fed chair right there in his element.
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Mediaite on MSNScott Jennings Predicts Trump Will ‘Humiliate’ Jerome Powell for the Next Few Months — And Says Powell ‘Deserves It’
CNN's Scott Jennings predicted that Donald Trump would continue to "humiliate' Jerome Powell -- and argued that Powell "deserves it."