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# Trump to visit Federal Reserve on Thursday, White House says

> US President Donald Trump, a strong critic of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will visit the central bank on Thursday, the White House said.

By Reuters · Published 24 July 2025, 06:56 SAST · Updated 24 July 2025, 06:56 SAST

## Key points
- In a dramatic twist worthy of a reality show, Trump is set to storm the Federal Reserve, where he may or may not be bringing his "numbskull" critique of Powell along for the ride, as he ramps up the pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates like it’s a hot knife through butter.
- Trump has criticized Fed Chair Powell for not implementing more aggressive interest rate cuts, branding him a "numbskull."
- The White House announced Trump's visit to the Federal Reserve scheduled for Thursday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
- It's unclear if Trump will meet with Powell during his visit, as the schedule did not specify.
- This visit underscores the increasing pressure from Trump on the traditionally independent Federal Reserve.

## Content

Trump has lambasted Powell repeatedly for not cutting U.S. interest rates more aggressively, referring to him as a "numbskull" on Tuesday and musing publicly about firing him.

The White House said on Wednesday in a schedule it released to the media that Trump would visit the Federal Reserve at 4:00 p.m. ET (2000 GMT) on Thursday.

The schedule did not say whether Trump would be meeting with Powell.

A Federal Reserve official did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

White House deputy chief of staff James Blair said earlier this week that administration officials would be visiting the Fed on Thursday but did not say the president would join.

Trump's visit represents an acceleration of the pressure he and his advisers have put on Powell and the bank, traditionally viewed as an independent institution.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Scott Malone, Himani Sarkar and Kim Coghill)