Trump Spoke With Powell on May 20, Days After Criticizing Him

President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in May days after he hectored the central bank chief with a tweet asking him to “match” stimulus measures taken by China’s government.

The two men spoke for five minutes from 4:42 p.m. to 4:47 p.m. on May 20, according to Powell’s May calendar, posted online Friday by the Fed. That evening Powell delivered a speech on the U.S. financial system at a conference sponsored by the Atlanta Fed.