President Donald Trump speaks to Fed Chair Jerome Powell during a tour of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Trump Sets May Deadline to Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The clock on Jerome Powell’s chairmanship was already running out. Trump just lit a match under it. In a Fox Business interview that aired Wednesday, President Trump made his threat explicit: if Powell stays on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors after his chairmanship … Read more
By Mike Harper ·
April 16, 2026