“I’ll Have to Fire Him”: Trump Won’t End Probe, Says Fed Chair Must Step Down or Else
President Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell and criticized multibillion-dollar cost overruns for Federal Reserve building renovations.
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President Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he refuses to step down when his term as chair expires in May. Trump also promised to continue a criminal probe into alleged corruption and incompetence regarding the Fed's multibillion-dollar headquarters renovation.
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