Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell amid pressure campaign

US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell if he stays on as US Federal Reserve chair past the end of his tenure and doubled down on a criminal investigation into renovations of the central bank’s headquarters. As the White House pushes Trump’s new nominee to take charge of the Fed, Kevin Warsh ,