Mary McCue Bell, Washington Times
President Trump said he will fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he does not leave the central bank after his successor is installed. When asked by Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday about Mr. Powell staying past his term, which expires May 15, the president said, “Then I’ll have to fire him.” “If he’s not leaving on time — I’ve held back firing him. I’ve wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial. I want to be uncontroversial,” the president said.
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