Trump Accuses Fed Chair Powell of Playing Politics

President Donald Trump said he could force out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, rebuking the notion that the US central bank is independent, and vented frustration that monetary policymakers had not recently cut interest rates.

“If I ask him to, he’ll be out of there,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday when asked about an earlier social media post blasting the Fed chair as being too slow to lower rates. “I’m not happy with him. I let him know it.”

The US president in the post said that “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” A Fed spokesperson had declined to comment on Trump’s earlier remark.

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[robertjenkins]

He has no clue and look at the result.
Blames everyone else not himself. Makes excuses always someone else's fault.
He's not playing politics he's playing economics.
If you try and fire him watch the stock market react!

The guy is a financial fraudster . Bankrupted several businesses and he's trying to tell a top economist how to do his job.

Stupid

[glane]

He is accusing someone else of playing politics lol

Wow this dudes a complete idiot.

[Dovndyr]

Wasn't Powell put in office by Trump 2018?

[Commentsmac]

Lol it’s the Chairman of The Fed’s fault I don’t know what I’m doing…

[sxottoxs]

This man can't stop amazing me. Could anyone else destroy our country faster, while convincing people it is good for them?

[ChillWill-qx]

If anything, Powell was far too slow to raise interest rates. No reason to drop them now until inflation regresses.

[loquat]

Such a narcissist, he always finds someone else to blame

[randyhall]

Need to get him out of there. The clown should be in jail 🎉

[ThomasArmstrong-iw]

All part of the old play book. When things go wrong find someone to blame.

[FirstRealAmerican]

And this is coming from a failed reality show host.

[trebor]

If orangie is not happy with him, he must be doing a good job. FDJT!!

[jamievidd]

Right. Blame Powell for the insane tariff rollout that’s killing the markets.

[Erikpdx]

"He's too slow reacting to my erratic, unstable, flip flopping polices". Maybe its you, dawg

[billycloudy]

😂 Donnie boy accusing Powell for playing politics now that’s effing hilarious because all Donnie boy ever does is play politics!!
Also, if he didn’t like him very much then why the hell did he pick him in the first place?!🤬😡

[amyspigner]

Trump is so full of it.he knows nothing about anything.

[marcusm]

Too late !!
You know your country is in trouble when the Treasury corruptly manipulates the 10 Year Bond Yield by issuing more short term debt.
Artificially low 10 Year Yield hides inflation and puts every loan in the US off by about 1%.
Noel Roubini wrote a paper on it.

[Zagax]

His letting things prescribe like a fraudulent Corrupt Lawyer … but His time its getting short Im Afraid 👎👎

[ericpeanuts]

He will keep acting as a dictator until his death..

[jtomczak]

Always pointing a finger it's always someone else or some kind of excuse...it's amazing people are still on board dudes completely wasting our time to fill his pockets

[marios]

If i wanted him out. Hell b out..😂😂😂😂 so full of