Trump, Powell and Fed
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It was not a flattering moment for a president who routinely makes up figures but who is rarely fact-checked by his appointees on camera.
As president, Donald Trump doesn't get a lot of pushback, but he got some Thursday from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the renovation costs of the Fed's headquarters
President Donald Trump swung by the Federal Reserve on Thursday to highlight the hefty price tag of the building’s ongoing renovation as a means to pressure Fed Chair Jerome Powell. But in a remarkable moment, Trump cited falsely inflated figures for the renovation — and got immediately called out for it.