President Donald Trump’s critics on Wednesday were stunned after he appeared to forget who appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Hint: It was Trump himself.
Trump has been attacking Powell for months for not cutting interest rates, and has toyed with the idea of trying to fire him, even though that’s not a power the president has.
He continued his verbal assault on Wednesday, saying Powell does a “terrible job” and costs the nation “a lot of money.”
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“I was surprised he was appointed,” Trump said. “Surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him.”
But President Joe Biden didn’t “put him in.”
Trump nominated Powell as Fed chair in 2017, praising him at the time for his “steady leadership, sound judgment, and policy expertise.” Biden renominated Powell for a second term in 2021. In both cases, Powell was confirmed by the Senate with widespread bipartisan support.
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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