Trump says he'd still like to fire Jerome Powell

Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against Donald Trump's characterization of the central bank's headquarters renovation.

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• Trump still wants to see Jerome Powell out of the Fed.
• He said on Monday that he would fire him, and he was "getting pretty close."
• Trump also said he would be launching a "gross incompetence lawsuit" against the Fed chair.

President Donald Trump is still keen on removing Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.