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Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down by May 15

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 584 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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What to know about Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down by May 15

Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down by May 15 In an interview with Fox Business, Trump says he will fire Powell if he does not leave his board seat once his term ends.

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What happened

Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down by May 15 In an interview with Fox Business, Trump says he will fire Powell if he does not leave his board seat once his term ends.

Why it matters

United States President Donald Trump says he would fire US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the central bank’s board of governors if Powell does not step down voluntarily when his term ends on May 15.

Common ground

The president on Wednesday ramped up threats against Powell, saying in an interview with Fox Business that if Powell does not leave, then he would “have to fire him”.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Donald Trump sat for an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tags: Donald Trump Fox Business Jerome Powell Maria Bartiromo Roger Marshall.Fed Chair Jerome Powell Widely Praised for Pushing Back on Trump’s DOJ: ‘Quiet Dignity and Real Courage’.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/gop-senator-calls-trump-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking to host Maria Bartiromo, Trump kicked things off by insisting there is no reason whatsoever for Mueller to speak to anyone about his report. “It never ends,” the president said, claiming “we …
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/donald-trump-maria-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump sits for an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business at The White House.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0J8Nn3tGe8
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Claim 2: “his term ends on May 15”
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Three independent cross-references from Flipboard explicitly state that Jerome Powell's term as chair ends on May 15.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell's term as chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors ends on May 15.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/princess-charlotte-beams-in…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell's term as chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors ends on May 15
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/putin-says-he-thinks-ukrain…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell's term as chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors ends on May 15
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/fed-holds-rates-steady-but-…
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Claim 3: “Fed Governor Stephen Miran, is in a seat whose term has already expired”
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Claim 4: “US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro would back down from investigating a Fed building renovation project”
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The web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about 'Kingdom Hearts' and 'Steam Deck' instead of Jeanine Pirro or the Fed building renovation.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2024 · How to Play Kingdom Hearts 3, 0.2, and Melody of Memory on the Steam Deck Just like our last Kingdom Hearts guide, I want to go over a couple of things. We will be using the Heroic Launc…
https://steamdeckhq.com/tips-and-guides/how-to-play-kingdom-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 22, 2022 · In Heroic's Wine Manager, install the most recent version of Wine-GE (Wine-GE-latest will automatically be the latest version regardless of the version number). Proton can potentially w…
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/xlg9yt/kingdom_h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kingdom Hearts III running on a 14" M3 Max Macbook Pro with 36GB RAM through Heroic Games Launcher (1080p/Max Graphics) Join the MacProTips Discord Server! - / discord IMPORTANT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5wr4kvdaA
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Claim 5: “Skanda Amarnath, executive director of Employ America, an economic policy think tank”
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Three independent web sources (Employ America, Economic Speakers Bureau, and Phenomenal World) confirm Skanda Amarnath is the Executive Director of Employ America.
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web search NEUTRAL — Executive Director skanda@employamerica.org. About. As co-founder and Executive Director of Employ America, Skanda both leads our economic policy advocacy and ensures the long-term sustainability of t…
https://www.employamerica.org/staff/skanda/
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web search NEUTRAL — Skanda Amarnath is the Executive Director of Employ America, a policy research organization focused on monetary, fiscal, and industrial-level policies for advancing full employment outcomes and addres…
https://econspeakers.org/our-experts/skanda-amarnath/
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web search NEUTRAL — Skanda Amarnath is the Executive Director of Employ America, a think tank focused on the labor market and economic policy. He has degrees in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Columbia, and gradua…
https://www.phenomenalworld.org/author/skanda-amarnath/
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Claim 6: “Trump says he will fire Powell if he does not leave his board seat once his term ends.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Donald Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell if he does not vacate his seat on the Board of Governors when his term as chair ends.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investment banker in the privat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell
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web search NEUTRAL — Although his chairmanship term ends in mid-May, Powell’s tenure as a member of the Federal Reserve Board extends until 2028, leaving open the possibility of continued involvement even if leadership ch…
https://news.meaww.com/trump-threatens-to-fire-jerome-powell…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors if Powell does not vacate that post as well when h…
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1399092-trump-threatens-to…
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Claim 7: “In December, Trump said that he would not appoint someone to lead the central bank who did not agree with him.”
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The web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about the Carolina Panthers NFL team instead of Donald Trump's statements on Fed appointments.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Panthers
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The official home page of the Carolina Panthers with access to tickets, schedules, news, videos, photos, statistics and more.
https://www.panthers.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The Carolina Panthers 2026 opponents have already been released, both home and away, with new updates coming as the full schedule gets closer to release. The full Panthers schedule was re…
https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi/panthers-schedule-track…
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Claim 8: “Warsh’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Banking Committee is slated for next Tuesday.”
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The web search results for this claim returned information about a TV series called 'Kevin' and did not provide any information regarding a Senate Banking Committee hearing for Kevin Warsh.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is an American adult animated sitcom created by Joe Wengert and Aubrey Plaza. The show depicts Kevin, the titular anthropomorphic cat, adjusting to life on his own following the separation of hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_(TV_Series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is the story of a cat who, after his owners break up, is faced with both the freedom that not being owned grants as well as insecurities towards his future.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32499838/
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web search NEUTRAL — After the unexpected break-up of his human owners, lovable and neurotic housecat Kevin (played by Jason Schwartzman) moves into a local pet rescue where a chaotic band of misfit animals help Kevin fig…
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Season-1/dp/B0GTC54QP2
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Claim 9: “Trump has appointed only three of the current members”
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Claim 10: “In March, a federal prosecutor admitted that the investigation into the renovations had turned up no evidence of a crime.”
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Claim 11: “North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said that he would block Warsh’s confirmation until the federal criminal probe into Powell has ended.”
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Multiple independent sources (Politico, Washington Times, and another news report) confirm Senator Thom Tillis stated he would block Warsh's confirmation until the DOJ probe into Powell is resolved.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thom Tillis said Friday he will oppose President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve chair pick until a Justice Department probe into current Fed chief Jerome Powell “is fully and transparently resolved,” …
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/kevin-warsh-thom-ti…
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web search NEUTRAL — GOP senator will block Warsh nomination until 'bogus' Powell probe ends. DOJ probe involving Fed Chair Jerome Powell is tied to cost overruns associated with renovations of the Fed’s two main building…
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/gop-senator-block-warsh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thom Tillis of North Carolina, says that Mr. Warsh, a former Fed governor with a deep knowledge of Wall Street, is qualified to be Fed chairman. But Mr. Tillis is digging in against Mr. Trump’s Fed pi…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/1/thom-tillis-…
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Claim 12: “the president already appears to be losing in court in his attempt to fire [Fed] Governor Lisa Cook”
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Multiple web search results from ABC News and other sources confirm that Lisa Cook sued Trump over his attempt to fire her and that a judge blocked the firing for now.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump appeals ruling blocking his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.Judge rules Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook for now.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, announced on Tuesday he is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2X1lbXkgjE
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his move to fire her, saying she should retain her position as a top policymaker at the central bank.
https://abcnews.com/Business/fed-governor-lisa-cook-sues-tru…
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Claim 13: “Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to succeed Powell as the Fed chair”
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Three independent cross-references (CNBC, NY Post, and South China Morning Post) confirm Kevin Warsh is Trump's pick to succeed Powell.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/bond-market-fed-inflation-wa…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kevin Warsh is Trump’s pick to succeed him when his term ends in May
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/business/sen-tim-scott-praying…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to succeed Powell
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/335291…
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