Trump menace de “virer” une gouverneure de la Fed “si elle ne démissionne pas”
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was prepared to remove one of the governors of the Federal Reserve (Fed), Lisa Cook, if she did not resign herself, after a close associate of the Republican accused her of falsifying documents to obtain a mortgage.
"What she did was very wrong, so I will fire her if she doesn't resign," Mr. Trump said at a press briefing in Washington, after he had already called on Ms. Cook, the first African-American woman to be appointed to the post, to resign in recent days, thereby increasing pressure on the US central bank.
Appointed by Joe Biden
Joe Biden's appointee, Lisa Cook, has been under pressure from the White House since Wednesday after Trump-appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) chief Bill Pulte accused her of "falsifying bank documents and property records to secure favorable borrowing terms" for two mortgages, Bloomberg reported.
The FHFA director immediately asked the Justice Department to open an investigation into Lisa Cook. "Lisa Cook must resign immediately!" the US president wrote, sharing the Bloomberg article.
A boon for Trump
Such a resignation would allow Donald Trump to strengthen his control over the Fed by having two seats up for renewal, and thus, he hopes, see the central bank lower its interest rates more quickly in order to support his economic measures, customs tariffs and tax cuts for the richest in particular.
Fed Chairman in the Hot Seat
The 79-year-old Republican regularly attacks Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who he says is “too slow” to lower interest rates. He hopes to replace him with someone more like-minded when Powell's term ends in May.
Commentaires (3)
Ce gars est fou et la nuit il ne rêve que sur Obama donc donne lui le prix Nobel. Sinon il va détruire le monde.
Si cette gouverneure a falsifié des documents, point besoin de lui demander de démissionner, il faut l'inculper et l'affaire est réglée.
D. Trump est un voyou. il prêche le faux et s'en sert comme moyen de pression
Elle est de l’Université Cheikh anta Diop
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