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FakeNoose

(40,258 posts)
8. Something I learned in high school Civics, and later in college American Government classes
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:47 AM
5 hrs ago

The Federal Reserve Board does not in anyway answer to or be subservient to the POTUS. The Constitution strictly prohibits any effort by the Executive Branch from having authority over the Fed.

That includes lawsuits and nasty-ass midnight Xwitter posts by the president.

Chairman Powell was turning a deaf ear towards Chump, but now he's had it.


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