#TrumpVsPowell
President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again displeasure with the policy direction of the U.S. Federal Reserve, discord that tracks back to his first term in office, has been back on the hot burner in recent days as the president has issued demands for immediate action on interest rates and the ouster of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told reporters Friday that the option of firing Powell is currently being explored.
“The president and his team will continue to study that matter,” Hassett said in response to a reporter’s question.