Trump on whether Jerome Powell's job is safe: 'Sure, why not?'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is sticking around, President Trump says, because, well, sure.
Trump spoke to Fox News for an interview Wednesday after lashing out at Powell as someone with "no 'guts,' no sense, no vision!" The president has lobbied the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to "zero, or less," and he has in the past argued that he is within his right to fire Powell.
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"It's safe, yeah, it's safe," Trump said when asked if Powell's job is safe. "I mean, sure, why not?"
Trump went on to simply offer that Powell has "got a job" before again voicing his disappointment with him following the Fed's light rate cut. Powell when asked Wednesday if he has a response to Trump's Twitter attacks said, per CNBC's Eamon Javers, "I don't." Brendan Morrow
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