Trump says he'd ‘love to fire' Jerome Powell in latest attack on Fed chair
The Guardian·2025-12-29 22:45
Donald Trump launched another attack against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Monday, calling the central banker a “fool” and once again suggesting he would like to fire him.Trump launched his latest attack on Powell during a press conference with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, repeating false claims about the cost of a renovation of the central bank headquarters, and told reporters that he might file a lawsuit against Powell for “gross incompetence”.Trump boasted about what he said was t ...