Trump rages at his own 'moron' appointee  in early-morning rant: 'Hurting our country'

President Donald Trump hammered an early morning screed attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

The central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday despite Trump's public pressure on Powell – who claims a criminal probe against him by Trump ally Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is part of that pressure campaign – and the 79-year-old president raged against the chairman in a 284-word rant.

"Jerome 'Too Late' Powell again refused to cut interest rates...