Trump Says He’s Very Happy With Fed Chief Powell’s Performance

Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while walking on the South Lawn of the White House.Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Steve Matthews and Jennifer Jacobs

July 1, 2020 at 8:42 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

President Donald Trump, a previously fierce critic of the Federal Reserve who has shifted to praise as it battled the coronavirus, has voiced fresh satisfaction with Chair Jerome Powell.

“I’m very happy with his performance,” Trump said in a Fox Business Network interview Wednesday. “I would say I was not happy with him at the beginning” but he’s becoming more happy, he said.