Elizabeth Warren: “He's made it clear by threatening to fire Lisa Cook, another…”

“Donald Trump has made clear since right at the beginning of his presidency that he wants to be the decision maker on where interest rates should be set. And he's made that clear repeatedly. He's made it clear by threatening to fire Jerome Powell. He's made it clear by threatening to fire Lisa Cook, another Federal Reserve governor. He's made it clear by picking a fight over the renovation of the historic Fed building.” (51:13–51:19)

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