Former White House economic adviser Stephen Moore told Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump won’t fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell despite his frequent public criticism.

Trump appeared alongside Powell at the Federal Reserve on Thursday, where they publicly disagreed over the cost of renovations to the bank, and Trump again pushed Powell to lower interest rates, saying, “Well, I’d love him to lower interest rates, but other than that, what can I tell you?”

The president later said that “there was no tension” during his meeting with Powell despite his past calls for the Fed chairman to step down.

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