Meanwhile, Trump ramped up his attacks on Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, calling him a “major loser” in a social media post Monday morning that again called on Powell to lower interest rates to boost the cratering financial markets that Trump caused with his trade war. The latest will-he-or-won’t-he firing drama again highlights the contrast between Trump’s actions and the smart and decisive businessman he played on the “reality” game show “The Apprentice.” Trump built his businessman credentials on the “you’re fired” line he would deliver at the end of each episode, even if he occasionally forgot the script and fired the wrong person. That Hegseth’s problems at the Pentagon have been driven by news media coverage — the story of his participation in a Signal chat about the Yemen raid with other top administration officials came to light because journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently invited to the text chain — may allow Hegseth to survive notwithstanding a Defense Department inspector general’s investigation into the matter.
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Published at: 2025-04-21 22:05:42
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