**#TrumpVsPowell**
Drama in D.C.—Trump tells Fed Chair Jerome Powell to quit, and Powell’s not having it!
**Trump:** “Powell! Step down now!”
**Powell:** “You can’t just fire me like that.”
**Trump:** “Come on, I’m begging!”
**Powell:** “Not gonna happen.”
**Here’s what’s up:**
The President *can’t* directly fire the Fed Chair. Powell is on a 14-year term and can only be removed through formal processes—not presidential tantrums.
**Flashback to 2018:**
Powell raised interest rates, the markets stumbled, and Trump lost it—calling it “like getting kicked by a donkey!” Still, no power to remove him.
**Bottom line:**
The Fed is independent and holds serious economic influence. Trump applied pressure, but Powell stood firm:
*“The more pressure, the stronger I stand.”*
**Internet’s take? Hilarious.**
- “Trump: Quit! Powell: No.”
- “The Fed: We serve the economy, not the ego.”
- “Next episode: *Powell vs. Pressure!*”
**Fun fact:**
The Fed drives the economy’s engine—and no amount of shouting can change that.