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White House Budget Director Russ Vought spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about what's going on with the Federal Reserve and a possible rescissions package.
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington on Thursday as tensions escalate between the administration and the independent overseer of the nation's monetary policy.
President Trump and his top aides have criticized Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, for his management of both the economy and a $2.5 billion revamp of the central bank’s headquarters.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and has suggested it could be cause to fire him.
A $2.5 billion Federal Reserve renovation will get a probing today when a group of Trump allies makes a visit after weeks of mounting criticisms, one of numerous pressure points being applied to Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
We have taken great care to ensure the project is carefully overseen since it was first approved by the Board in 2017,” the Federal Reserve chairman said.
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters.
President Trump had an awkward exchange with Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the price of the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation.