Trump on Powell: 'I'd Love to Fire His Ass'

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INTEREST RATES FEDERAL RESERVE

Why it matters

President Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him 'grossly incompetent' and joking that he'd 'love to fire his ass', also targeting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for not lowering interest rates.

Article tone

Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 73% How confidence is read Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 73% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source Bloomberg
Claim Trump on Powell: 'I'd Love to Fire His Ass'
AI inference Bearish · 73%
Generated 2025-11-19 19:01

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Analysis version
groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Article id
12693

Original source

President Donald Trump says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is "grossly incompetent" and that he'd "love to fire his ass." Trump says Powell deserves to be sued for his handling of a costly renovation of the central bank’s campus. Trump also joked that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should be fired if he can't get interest rates lower. “The only thing Scott’s blowing it on is the Fed,” Trump said Wednesday at a US-Saudi investment event in Washington. “Rates are too high, Scott, and if you don’t get it fixed fast, I’m going to fire your ass. Okay?” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Original article published by Bloomberg on November 19, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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