#TrumpVsPowell #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 falling prices. He threatens to fire him if he continues on this path. The political storm accompanying Donald Trump's return to the White House has barely calmed when the 47th US president ignited a new controversy with fiery statements targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. A new war between Trump and the Fed: Public criticisms and hints of impeachment. Through Truth Social, Trump launched a direct attack on Powell, accusing him of chronic delays in reducing interest rates, and mockingly referring to him as "Jerome the always late."