Source: Fox News
Summary
President Donald Trump expressed his desire to investigate the high cost of the Federal Reserve’s building renovation, which has exceeded its budget of $2.46 billion. Trump stated that he could have built the same building for $25 million and wants to know why the costs have ballooned. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has directed her office to close its investigation, and the Fed’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, will take over. Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term is set to expire. The investigation has been a point of contention between Trump and Powell, with Trump criticizing Powell’s management of the renovation costs.
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Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question.
Trump wants to know why the Federal Reserve’s building renovation costs so much. He says he could have done it for $25 million. Pirro closes the investigation, and Horowitz takes over. Trump nominates Warsh to replace Powell. The investigation is a point of contention between Trump and Powell. Trump says he wants to find out why the building costs so much “for the country.”
As the investigation continues, it’s clear that the renovation costs have become a symbol of bureaucratic inefficiency.
The president’s comments on the investigation have become a familiar ritual.
The investigation has become a platform for Trump to criticize Powell and the Federal Reserve.
The cost of the renovation has become a metaphor for government waste.
