<p>President Trump now says he has "no intention of firing" of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after he said last week his "termination cannot come fast enough." Former Biden Administration Official Xochitl Hinojosa says Trump doesn't want an independent Fed, while Republican Scott Jennings says the Fed should take Trump's opinion into account.</p>

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President Trump now says he has "no intention of firing" of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after he said last week his "termination cannot come fast enough." Former Biden Administration Official Xochitl Hinojosa says Trump doesn't want an independent Fed, while Republican Scott Jennings says the Fed should take Trump's opinion into account.

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<p>President Trump now says he has "no intention of firing" of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after he said last week his "termination cannot come fast enough." Former Biden Administration Official Xochitl Hinojosa says Trump doesn't want an independent Fed, while Republican Scott Jennings says the Fed should take Trump's opinion into account.</p>

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