Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Chair Powell
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-15 10:14 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News
US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he doesn't leave his post in May. This is the latest escalation in their ongoing spat.
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