Trump Shreds Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Cryptopolitan on MSNTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the one who stopped Trump from firing PowellIn a shocking turn of events, turns out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the reason Jerome Powell still has a job today. While the White House was stirring
President Trump asked a group of Republican lawmakers how they felt about him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and told them he would "likely" fire Powell "soon," according to two White House officials and sources familiar with the Tuesday evening meeting.
President Trump asked Republican lawmakers this week whether he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the position in 2017. The move followed months of criticism by Trump of Powell,