#TrumpVsPowell Trump threatens Jerome Powell and accuses him of delay: "If I want him to leave, he will leave. Trump criticizes Jerome Powell and accuses him of delaying interest rate cuts despite signs of declining prices. He threatens to dismiss him if he continues on this path. The political storm that accompanies Donald Trump's return to the White House has barely settled, when the 47th American president ignited a new controversy with fiery statements aimed this time at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. A new war between Trump and the Fed: public criticisms and hints at impeachment. Through Truth Social, Trump launched a direct attack on Powell, accusing him of chronic delays in lowering interest rates, and referring to him with the mocking title "Jerome the always late."