'It's really self-defeating': Economist on Trump's talk of firing Fed chair Jerome Powell
MSNBCยท2025-07-13 23:19
New today, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset revealing the White House is looking into whether President Trump has authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. This comes after the president criticized Pal for not dropping the interest rate by three points. He did that while speaking to the press on Friday.Joining me now is Kevin Hasset's predecessor, Leil Brainer. He is former director of the National Economic Council under President Biden and distinguished fellow at Georgetown SARS ...