Jerome Powell: “If any administration finds a way to remove Fed officials over policy…”

On the recordJune 3, 2026

If any administration finds a way to remove Fed officials over policy differences, then future administrations will do so as well.

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Republican · District of Columbia

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Discussing the independence of the Federal Reserve.

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Jerome Powell: “If any administration finds a way to remove Fed officials over policy differences, then future administrations will do…”