{"id":2468842,"date":"2025-07-30T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tommy-tuberville-renews-call-for-powells-firing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:30:23","slug":"tommy-tuberville-renews-call-for-powells-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tommy-tuberville-renews-call-for-powells-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Tuberville renews call for Powell\u2019s firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Ftommy-tuberville-renews-call-for-powells-firing%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=2468842&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>Senator Tommy tuberville (R-AL) has renewed his demand for Federal reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to be fired. Tuberville has been calling for Powell&#8217;s removal almost daily since June 19, criticizing Powell&#8217;s decision to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >interest rates steady<\/a> between 4.25% and 4.50%. Powell,originally nominated by President Donald Trump in 2018 and whose term expires in May 2026,has faced pressure from Tuberville but has not been dismissed.Despite Tuberville&#8217;s calls, President Trump has chosen not to fire Powell, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifying that the decision was made by the president himself.  <\/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\">Tommy Tuberville renews call for Powell&rsquo;s firing<\/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_2182059\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3476676\/tommy-tuberville-trump-chronic-venous-fighting-radicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL) continued to demand that Federal Reserve Chairman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3486333\/fed-holds-interest-rates-steady-bucking-trump-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Jerome Powell<\/a> be fired Wednesday, as Powell held<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3486494\/watch-live-jerome-powell-announces-decision-on-interest-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> interest rates<\/a> steady.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville has been&nbsp;pushing for Powell&rsquo;s removal nearly every day since June 19, writing, &ldquo;Today is a good day to fire Jerome Powell&rdquo; on Wednesday after Powell kept interest rates between 4.25% to 4.50%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3486849\/cannabis-shop-closure-error-state-regulator\/\">Cannabis shops face closure over &#8216;error&#8217; by state regulators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3486657\/trump-brazil-40-percent-tariffs-national-security-threat\/\">Trump slaps Brazil with 40% tariffs over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"... 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His term expires in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3486333\/fed-holds-interest-rates-steady-bucking-trump-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FED HOLDS INTEREST RATES STEADY, BUCKING TRUMP PRESSURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama nominated Powell to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump has opted not to fire Powell despite Tuberville&rsquo;s complaints. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3476996\/scott-bessent-focused-quality-of-deal-not-timing-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">made the decision himself<\/a> after Trump blasted the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> on Truth Social for publishing another &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3476853\/trump-denies-report-bessent-advised-him-against-firing-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">typically untruthful story<\/a>&rdquo; that said Bessent recommended Trump not fire Powell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182059\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182059\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tommy Tuberville again urges firing of Jerome Powell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2468843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/042224_SENATE-9-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4274,60298,32134],"class_list":["post-2468842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-firing","tag-joe-powell","tag-tommy-tuberville"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/042224_SENATE-9-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468842"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468846,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468842\/revisions\/2468846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}