US Trump denies that he plans to fire Powell: 'Highly unlikely'
Trump denies that he plans to fire Powell: 'Highly unlikely'...
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Hours after President Donald Trump told a room full of Republican lawmakers that he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he denied plans to do that.
"We're not planning on doing it," he said Wednesday at the White House. "I don't rule out anything," he added, "but I think it's highly unlikely, unless he has to leave for fraud."
At a meeting Tuesday evening in the Oval Office, Trump had asked a group of House Republicans if they thought he should fire Powell. After receiving support for the move, the president said he would follow through, according to a senior White House official.
"The President asked lawmakers how they felt about firing the Fed Chair. They expressed approval for firing him. The President indicated he likely will soon," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly on the issue.
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