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Trump originally appointed Powell as Fed Chairman in 2017.

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Trump nominated Powell in 2017, calling him "strong, committed, and smart." Now Trump calls his own pick a "numbskull" and threatens to fire him. Classic authoritarian move: appoint loyalists, then sc...

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