Mulvaney: Trump 'now' realizes he cannot fire Fed chair Powell
by Guardian staff and agencies from Economics | The Guardian on (#45KGK)
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Amid alarm over reports Donald Trump has asked aides if he can fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve, the incoming White House chief of staff said tension between a president and the central bank is "traditional as part of our system".
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