His bogus attacks on Governor Lisa Cook and Chair Powell were designed to threaten all the members of the Fed to do Trump's bidding and open more spots for Trump flunkies. Why try to end the independence of the Fed? Because Trump's economic failures are causing him political problems. And he wants the Fed to use monetary policies to artificially juice the economy in the short term. And this is his last chance to do that before the November elections. (01:19–01:25)
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Asserts that Trump's economic policies are politically damaging for him.
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