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Trump threatens to fire US Fed Chair if he doesn’t step down by May 15

By Neil Roland ( April 15, 2026, 21:09 GMT | Insight) -- President Trump said he would fire Jerome Powell if he stayed on as Federal Reserve chair after his tenure as central bank chief ends May 15, even if his successor-nominee, Kevin Warsh, isn’t confirmed by the Senate by that date. What’s holding up the Senate is a criminal investigation into cost overruns at Fed headquarters pursued by Trump’s appointee and personal friend, Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney of Washington, DC.US President Donald Trump said he would fire Jerome Powell if he stayed on as chair of the Federal Reserve after his tenure as the central bank chief ends on May 15, even if the Senate doesn't confirm his successor-nominee, Kevin Warsh, by that date....

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