Trump cartoon firing Powell Fed
US President Donald Trump passes a document to the Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell to control the numbers during the Federal Reserve Board of Directors building in Washington, DC, the USA on July 24, 2025.
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump released a cartoon image that fired Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell.
The article about real Social is a image He points to his finger and said, “You’re firing!” He shouts. Powell holding a box with his belongings. There is a depiction of the Federal Reserve Seal behind them.
According to chatgpt’s visual analysis, the image seems to be “produced by AI or digitally depicted”.
Trump criticized Powell for his cautious approach to reducing interest rates and repeatedly called him “too late Powell”. The last threat came with the Central Bank’s first reduction of its rates for the first time this year. Powell’s presidency ends in May 2026.
The White House did not respond immediately to CNBC’s request for comments.
Expelling the best central banker would have never been seen because no US president was trying to do it, but others criticized the previous Fed chairs. A recent Supreme Court decision, the President of the President of the FED officials did not have the authority to remove the way they wish, he said. Powell said many times that he was “not allowed in accordance with the law.”
Trump White House exploded Powell on renewal of the Fed to the Washington Headquarters, and increased the suspicion that Trump could try to lift the FED Leader for. Recently, Trump has relieved his criticism of the FED building, while Powell has continued to be vocal about damaging the economy by keeping his rates very high.
In August, Trump tried to ignite Fed Governor Lisa Cook in August for alleged fraud. The Supreme Court will soon decide on this issue. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Justice said in a Supreme Court, allegedly abusing the task, said it would not harm the financial markets. Cook’s lawyers argued that the dismissal of the Supreme Court may have independence.
So far, financial markets have reacted slightly to Trump’s power threats or Cook’s attempts to shoot. Many economists and investors believe that Powell’s firing before the end of his term of office can lead to the idea that the Fed will begin to move in the interests of Trump, not the Fed’s stable inflation and low unemployment congress.
