Jerome Powell is getting the meme treatment after his video rebuke to Trump

Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department.

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• Fed Chair Jerome Powell is facing a DOJ investigation over office renovations.
• Powell's video response sparked a wave of meme-filled jokes online.
• President Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted the Fed's independence.

The internet has a surprising new muse: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Powell is famously mild-mannered.