Trump: No plans to replace Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell

On December 8, US President-elect Don Trump said on NBC's "Meeting with Kristen Welker" broadcast on Sunday that he would not try to replace Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell after he takes office in January. Asked if he would seek to replace Powell, Trump told Welker: "No, I don't think so." "I think he would [resign] if I told him. But if I asked him [to resign], he probably wouldn't."