NBC’s Kristen Welker asked president-elect Donald Trump flat-out on Sunday whether or not he plans to remove or replace a key official he once described as “the enemy” and has previously threatened to remove: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no plans to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” Trump was asked if he would try to replace Powell.

President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said Chair Jerome Powell will be allowed to finish his term.

President-elect Donald Trump said in an NBC News interview that he would not remove Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upon taking office in January. "No, I don't think so," Trump said in an interview on NBC News' “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.

President-elect Donald Trump said he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term runs through May 2026.

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upon taking office in January. “No, I don’t think so. I don’t see it,” Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” when asked if he would seek to remove Powell,

President-elect Donald Trump’s exclusive interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker — his first network TV ... He said he would not ban abortion medication, fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell or order the prosecutions of his political opponents.

The co-hosts of Fox & Friends expressed indignation at Meet the Press host Kristen Welker on Monday because she didn’t begin her interview with President-elect Donald Trump with a softball question about his accomplishments.

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate today. But additional rate cuts next year are in question, as inflation remains elevated.

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Trump was referring to U.S. trade deficits with those countries, which are about half as big as he claimed. Those gaps between exports and imports are not subsidies; they reflect goods that Americans voluntarily purchase, which means they get something of value in exchange for their money.