2018年特朗普将杰罗姆·鲍威尔提升至美国央行最高职位后仅数月，便开始公开攻击鲍威尔，并私下考虑解雇他。特朗普对鲍威尔未按总统认为的必要进行降息感到不满。
President Donald Trump began publicly attacking Jerome Powell -- and privately musing about firing him -- just months after Trump elevated Powell in 2018 to the top job at the US central bank. Trump was unhappy that Powell did not deliver the interest-rate cuts the president felt were called for.