Trump to Visit Federal Reserve Headquarters as Criticism of Powell Continues

The president has been critical of Jerome Powell over his reticence to cut interest rates more aggressively and has called for his resignation.

The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington on Feb. 5, 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

President Donald Trump will visit the Federal Reserve headquarters on Thursday, the White House said, amid ongoing tensions between the administration and the central bank.

In a schedule released to the press on Wednesday night, the White House said the president would visit the Fed at 4 p.m. but did not say whether he would be meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.