Trump says he's ‘highly unlikely' to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private
Trump confirmed that in a White House meeting Tuesday night with about a dozen House Republicans he had discussed the 'concept' of dismissing Powell, long a target because of his refusal to lower interest rates as Trump wants.
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