Donald Trump Won’t Reappoint Fed Chair Jerome Powell Because ‘He’s Political’
By Andrew Moran Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will not be reappointed to a third term as head of the U.S. central bank, says former President Donald Trump. The Republican frontrunner told Fox Business on Jan. 2 that he will not nominate Mr. Powell to another term if he is re-elected in November, accusing the Fed chief of being “political” and missing on inflation. “I think he’…
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