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Jerome H. Powell, Trump and Planning Board
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President Trump indicated to Republican lawmakers that he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a senior White House official told The Hill. The suggestion came during an Oval Office
When a reporter asked if the expensive renovation was a fireable offense, Trump replied, “I think it sort of is."
The investigation into cost overruns on a renovation of Fed headquarters is drawing concern that it's a pretext to eventually fire the central bank chief.