Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Trump Denies Offering Dimon Fed Role
President Donald Trump said that a news report claiming he offered Jamie Dimon, the boss of JPMorgan Chase, the job of Federal Reserve chairman is not true.
Trump said he never made such an offer and that the Wall Street Journal did not check the facts before publishing the story.
He also denied offering Dimon the role of Treasury Secretary, saying that position is already being handled by someone else.
Trump is upset with JPMorgan for closing his bank accounts and plans to sue them.
He also repeated his claim that the 2020 election was rigged and that the protest on January 6th was justified.
Trump wants the Wall Street Journal to be more careful with their reporting to avoid losing credibility.
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said he would not consider being the Fed chair but would take a call about running the Treasury.
JPMorgan has stated it is facing reviews and legal proceedings related to debanking practices.
Donald Trump denied offering Jamie Dimon the role of Federal Reserve chairman, calling the Wall Street Journal's report untrue.
Trump plans to sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly debanking him after the January 6th protest.
Jamie Dimon stated he would not consider being the Fed chair but would take a call about running the Treasury.
Trump has not yet announced his nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, whose term ends in May.
JPMorgan Chase is facing reviews and legal proceedings related to debanking practices.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase
- What
- Trump denies offering Dimon the role of Federal Reserve chairman and plans to sue JPMorgan for debanking him
- When
- Trump plans to sue JPMorgan within the next two weeks; Jerome Powell's term as Fed Chair ends in May
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Trump claims the Wall Street Journal report is untrue and accuses the paper of poor fact-checking; he also believes JPMorgan debanked him due to political reasons
Trump's Perspective
JPMorgan's Perspective
Offer to Jamie Dimon
Trump's Perspective
Trump denies ever offering Jamie Dimon the role of Federal Reserve chairman, calling the Wall Street Journal's report untrue.
JPMorgan's Perspective
JPMorgan has not publicly commented on the matter, but Dimon himself stated he would not consider the Fed chair role.
Debanking Claims
Trump's Perspective
Trump accuses JPMorgan of debanking him after the January 6th protest and plans to sue the bank within two weeks.
JPMorgan's Perspective
JPMorgan has stated it is facing reviews and legal proceedings related to debanking practices, but has not directly addressed Trump's claims.
- Donald Trump
- US President
- Jamie Dimon
- CEO of JPMorgan Chase
- Federal Reserve Chairman
- Role allegedly offered to Dimon
- Wall Street Journal
- Reported the alleged offer
- January 6th Protest
- Event mentioned in Trump's accusations
- Upcoming Lawsuit
- Trump plans to sue JPMorgan
- Jerome Powell
- Current Fed Chair whose term ends in May
- Debanking
- Practice of closing bank accounts, which Trump alleges was done to him
Sources
Donald Trump denies offering JPMorgan’s Dimon the role of Fed chair
Trump denies offering Federal Reserve chair post to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
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