U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he has no plans to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell once he returns to the White House, saying ¡°I don¡¯t see it.¡±
Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires in May 2026, told reporters last month that he wouldn¡¯t step aside early if Trump asked for his resignation.
¡°I think if I told him to, he would,¡± Trump said Sunday on NBC¡¯s Meet the Press, his first network television interview since winning the U.S. presidential election in November. ¡°But if I asked him to, he probably wouldn¡¯t.¡±
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