Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Trump Publicly Jokes About Firing Treasury Secretary, Fed Chair
President Trump made jokes about firing his Treasury Secretary and criticized the Federal Reserve Chair for not lowering interest rates.
He said the US economy is doing great, but some people think he's trying to make it worse by pushing for a rate cut.
Trump joked about firing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (not Scott Bessent) in front of him
He criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for months over interest rate policy
Trump claimed the US economy is 'the hottest and the best'
California Governor Gavin Newsom's office criticized Trump's push for a rate cut
- Who
- US President Donald Trump
- What
- Publicly joked about firing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
- When
- November 19, 2021
- Where
- Kennedy Centre, US
- Why
- To express his dissatisfaction with the interest rate policy
Trump's View
California Governor Gavin Newsom's Office
Economic Outlook
Trump's View
Trump: US economy is 'the hottest and the best'
California Governor Gavin Newsom's Office
Newsom's office: 'Translation: the economy isn’t bad enough, let’s speedrun a recession!'
- Economic Stance
- Trump claims US economy is 'the hottest and the best'
- Trump's Request
- A rate cut by the Federal Reserve
- Criticism
- California Governor Gavin Newsom's office
