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Trump 'surprised' that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed
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July 16, 2025
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1:05Now PlayingWATCH: President Trump said he was "surprised" that Powell had been nominated to be chair of the Federal Reserve.
"I was surprised he was appointed," Trump said. "I was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him."
However, Trump himself initially nominated Powell to lead the Fed in 2017. Biden renominated Powell in 2021.
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