"The president and the administration are setting the stage for a deal with China."
"Trump called Powell a 'major loser' Monday and suggested the Fed’s previous rate cuts were aimed at helping former President Biden."
"lower interest rates, NOW."
"if I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast, believe me."
"Jerome Powell, calling him a 'major loser.'"
"I have no intention of firing Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell."
"This is a perfect time to lower interest rates."
"If he doesn't, is it the end? No, it's not. But it would be good timing."
"The president has the right to express...his displeasure with the Fed."
"Trump has shown a willingness to pull the tariff guns out whenever something irritates him."
"I see monetary policy as well positioned to address a wide range of potential economic outcomes in this highly uncertain environment."
"the administration can't give everyone it wants to deport a trial because that would take 'without exaggeration, 200 years.'"