Explanation

Powell told a reporter in 2019: "You will not see me getting in the lifeboat"—meaning he won't abandon Fed independence to save his own job. This principle matters more than Trump's tantrums.

Sources

• Powell once said he couldn't imagine leaving the Fed early—other than dying. 'You will not see me getting in the lifeboat' | Fortune

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