{"id":2424782,"date":"2025-04-17T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-stops-short-of-calling-for-powell-resignation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:06:29","slug":"trump-stops-short-of-calling-for-powell-resignation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-stops-short-of-calling-for-powell-resignation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump stops short of calling for Powell resignation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-stops-short-of-calling-for-powell-resignation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement,President Donald Trump criticized Federal reserve Chairman jerome Powell,labeling him as &#8220;terrible.&#8221; Even though Trump hinted that he could force Powell&#8217;s resignation if he wanted to, he stopped short of making an outright demand for his removal. During a press event with italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,Trump stated,&#8221;If I want him out,he&#8217;ll be out of there real fast.&#8221; Trump has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with Powell, especially regarding the pace of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-banks-are-flush-with-cash-nobody-wants-to-borrow\/\" title=\"Chinese Banks Are Flush With Cash Nobody Wants to Borrow\">interest rate cuts<\/a>, stating that Powell is often &#8220;too late and wrong&#8221; in his decisions. The tensions between Trump and Powell have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">escalated amid discussions<\/a> about inflation and economic policies. Powell, appointed by Trump in 2018 and reappointed by President Joe Biden in 2022, is set to remain in his position until May 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump stops short of calling for Powell resignation: &lsquo;If I want him out, he&rsquo;ll be out&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083501\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> stopped short of calling for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>&nbsp;Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerome-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerome Powell<\/a>&lsquo;s removal during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> meeting in which the president called Powell &ldquo;terrible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, he&rsquo;ll leave if I ask him to, he&rsquo;ll be out of there,&rdquo; Trump said at a press event with Italian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/giorgia-meloni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Giorgia Meloni<\/a> on Thursday afternoon. Hours earlier, Trump posted on social media that Powell&rsquo;s exit &ldquo;cannot come soon enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383144\/white-house-celebrate-easter-return-golden-era\/\">White House to celebrate Easter in &#8216;return to golden era&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383082\/trump-vows-always-in-god-we-trust-easter-prayer-service\/\">Trump vows it will always be &#8216;In God We Trust&#8217; at White House Easter prayer service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3382994\/trump-trashes-powell-too-late-wrong-hinting-fed-chair-termination\/\">Trump trashes Powell as &#8216;too late and wrong,&#8217; hinting at Fed chairman&#8217;s &#8216;termination&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president declined to answer when asked if he is trying to force Powell out, though at another moment he said, &ldquo;If I want him out, he&rsquo;ll be out of there real fast. Believe me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Powell, who heads an agency set up to be independent from the president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3382994\/trump-trashes-powell-too-late-wrong-hinting-fed-chair-termination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has been under attack<\/a> from Trump after the chairman said there could be a &ldquo;temporary rise in inflation&rdquo; due to fallout from the administration&rsquo;s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. trading partners. Trump has also bristled at the pace at which Powell is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sees-double-digit-drop-in-approval-among-black-voters-even-worse-among-young-black-voters-survey\/\" title=\"Biden Sees Double-Digit Drop In Approval Among Black Voters, Even Worse Among Young Black Voters: Survey\">cutting interest rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s doing the job,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s too late, always too late. Little slow, and I&rsquo;m not happy with him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before the Oval Office meeting, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114352766082542122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took to Truth Social<\/a> to blast Powell over the European Central Bank&rsquo;s decision to&nbsp;lower its rates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, &lsquo;Too Late&rsquo; Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete &lsquo;mess!&#8217;&rdquo; Trump posted Thursday morning. &ldquo;Powell&rsquo;s termination cannot come fast enough!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later, when asked again about firing Powell over the rate cuts, Trump elaborated on his thinking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I think he should do the rate cuts. Because I think if Europe has done it &hellip; he puts us at a disadvantage to Europe. I mean, he plays right into their hands,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;So I think he should do the rate cuts. We don&rsquo;t have really any inflation now. I just said the major things are going down. Oil is great. Oil is way ahead of schedule, and that&rsquo;s because of our policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3382994\/trump-trashes-powell-too-late-wrong-hinting-fed-chair-termination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP TRASHES POWELL AS &lsquo;TOO LATE AND WRONG,&rsquo; HINTING AT FED CHAIRMAN&rsquo;S &lsquo;TERMINATION&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I told you in certain states, we have less than $2 for gasoline, and food is down,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;Groceries, as we call it, are down. Other than interest rates, everything&rsquo;s down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Powell was appointed Fed chairman in 2018 during Trump&rsquo;s first term. 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