Trump Is Trying to Turn the Federal Reserve Into His Next Political Weapon
Mike Nellis
Once again, Donald Trump is abusing the power of the federal government—this time by ordering the Department of Justice to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell because Powell won’t step aside.
Powell released a video responding to the pressure, and in the calm, professional way only a career public servant can, he told Trump to go fuck himself. Not literally—but the message was unmistakable.
And that matters.
Because that’s what a real public servant looks like: someone committed to the rule of law, to democratic institutions, to doing their job under Democrats or Republicans without turning it into a partisan weapon or a personal cash grab. Jerome Powell is one of the few people in government who’s stood up to Trump’s intimidation and lived to tell the tale.
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