Trump, Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve
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President Trump said he would fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, if she did not resign. But his ability to fire a Fed governor is limited.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has become the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire as he looks to strong-arm the central banking system out from under Chair Jerome Powell’s control. Yet according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff,
The president's latest attack comes as Powell is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, WY, on Friday.
President Trump and his allies are charging ahead with plans to try to redraw the congressional map in red states beyond Texas.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she doesn't choose to resign. She's accused of mortgage fraud and falsifying bank documents. "I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet,
“Give Trump a third term, give him a Peace Prize, and let him run D.C. as long as he wants,” Ogles, 54, wrote on X on Sunday, prematurely hailing Trump before he met with European leaders on Monday as he attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine after an unsuccessful summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.
Kay Ivey’s administration is working with the Trump White House to “ensure we are doing all we can to support the president’s agenda,” including reviewing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in state offices under her authority.