Trump says he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell — after reported ‘joke' offer of Fed chair job to Jamie Dimon
New York Post·2026-01-15 15:25

President Trump said Wednesday he has no plans to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell despite a criminal investigation into the central banker — after reportedly offering the job to Jamie Dimon months earlier in what the Wall Street titan interpreted as a “joke.”“I don’t have any plan to do that,” Trump told Reuters in an interview Wednesday when asked if he would attempt to remove Powell from his job.Asked whether the DOJ probe gives him the power to fire Powell, Trump said: “Right now, we’re (in) a little bit ...