Republican senator backs Powell over Trump attacks on Fed

Amid Trump's feud with Jerome Powell, a GOP senator says the Fed Chair has 'tiger blood' and will 'do what he thinks is right'

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, left, has expressed confidence in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesJerome Powell has drawn the ire of Trump over the Fed's economic outlook.Trump blasted Powell over interest rates and said the chair's "termination cannot come fast enough."However, Sen. John Kennedy told NBC he doesn't think Powell is going anywhere.President Donald Trump has amped up his attacks o…

Republican senator backs Powell over Trump attacks on Fed

Banking committee member John Kennedy says US central bank ‘ought to be independent’

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A Republican senator spoke out, in a television interview, against the idea of Trump firing the president of the North American central bank: “I don't think that the president, any president, has the right to fire the leader of the Federal Reserve,” said John Kennedy