Trump Considering Unusual Move to Undercut 'Terrible' Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: Report

Trump Considering Unusual Move to Undercut ‘Terrible’ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: Report


President Donald Trump has never had a shortage of targets for his ire.

From the establishment media, to #NeverTrump Democrats, to even within his own MAGA inner circle, Trump has little issue calling out those who may impede or impugn his work for the American people.

That list also includes the 16th chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell.

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While Powell has not been nearly as antagonistic toward Trump as some of the other names on that ire list, he has nonetheless been one of the more understated thorns in the president’s side.

And it all has to do with the Federal Reserve’s insistence on not slashing interest rates.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump’s “exasperation over the Federal Reserve’s take-it-slow approach to

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