No Talk of Ousting Fed’s Chairman Jerome Powell Despite Trump’s Criticisms, White House Adviser Says

No Talk of Ousting Fed’s Chairman Jerome Powell Despite Trump’s Criticisms, White House Adviser Says
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 21, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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There has been no discussion of having U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell step down from his position, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump “has been outspoken in his views about the Fed chairman,” said Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council. But “there is no conversation to get rid of [Powell] whatsoever,” he said.