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Yikes! Trump is "surprised" that Powell runs Fed Reserve — forgets that he himself hired him (video)

Yikes! Trump is "surprised" that Powell runs Fed Reserve — forgets that he himself hired him (video)

Carla Sinclair
Jul 16, 2025
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Yikes! Trump is "surprised" that Powell runs Fed Reserve — forgets that he himself hired him (video)
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Image: Donald Trump; Joshua Sukoff / Shutterstock

Delusional Donald Trump said he was "surprised" that Jerome Powell was appointed as chair of the Federal Reserve — even though he himself appointed him.

"He's a terrible Fed-Chair. I'm surprised he was appointed," the nearly 80-year-old president told reporters this morning, forgetting that Powell was his …

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