{"id":3401,"date":"2026-04-15T19:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/donald-trump-targets-fed-chief-jerome-powell-again-threatens-to-fire-him-if-he-is-not-leaving-on-time\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:25:33","slug":"donald-trump-targets-fed-chief-jerome-powell-again-threatens-to-fire-him-if-he-is-not-leaving-on-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/donald-trump-targets-fed-chief-jerome-powell-again-threatens-to-fire-him-if-he-is-not-leaving-on-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump targets Fed chief Jerome Powell again, threatens to fire him if he is &#8216;not leaving on time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130285823,imgsize-1044789,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump targets Fed chief Jerome Powell again, threatens to fire him if he is 'not leaving on time'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday renewed his attack on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying he would fire him if he continues in the role beyond the end of his mandate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Powell\u2019s term as Fed chair ends in mid-May, and Trump has repeatedly criticised him for not cutting interest rates more aggressively, AFP reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Trump Taps \u2018MAGA Loyalist\u2019 Kevin Warsh As Fed Chair To Replace \u2018Crooked\u2019 Jerome Powell | Details<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cI&#8217;ll have to fire him,\u201d Trump told Fox Business, if Powell \u201cis not leaving on time.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The president added: \u201cI&#8217;ve wanted to fire him.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The remarks come as the Trump administration steps up pressure on the independent central bank, including initiating a Department of Justice probe into Powell over alleged renovation cost overruns and seeking to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Asked if he would drop the DOJ investigation, Trump said: \u201cI&#8217;m not playing. <!-- -->I have to find out.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Trump has nominated former central banker Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell, but his appointment requires confirmation by the US Senate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Warsh is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Committee next Tuesday, though his confirmation faces resistance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican member of the committee, has said he would hold up the nomination while the probe into Powell remains unresolved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>As long as the nomination process is delayed, Powell can legally continue as Fed chair.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>While uncommon, it is possible for a Fed chair to remain on the board even after their term as chief expires.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Powell first became Fed chair in 2018 during Trump\u2019s earlier presidency and was reappointed in 2022 under then president Joe Biden.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/donald-trump-targets-fed-chief-jerome-powell-again-threatens-to-fire-him-if-he-is-not-leaving-on-time\/articleshow\/130285837.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his attack on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying he would fire him if he continues in the role beyond the end of his mandate.Powell\u2019s term as Fed chair ends in mid-May, and Trump has repeatedly criticised him for not cutting interest rates more aggressively, AFP reported. 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