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President Trump said Tuesday he has "no intention of firing" Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, one day after the president called Powell a "major loser" and publicly lobbied the central bank chief to lower interest rates at a faster clip.
When asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he has any plans to fire Powell, Mr. Trump said he "never did" and claimed "the press runs away with things" — though he once again pressed Powell to cut interest rates, which remain elevated after the Fed hiked rates to quell inflation.
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