Trump Screams “Cut Rates!” Fed Screams “No.”
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Wednesday, 2025 Jun 25|
02:13 PM
So Trump stormed the economic stage this week screaming “CUT THE RATES,” and Jerome Powell—aka America’s most emotionally unavailable ex—just blinked, sipped his policy latte, and said “nah.” And honestly?
Iconic. Let’s set the scene.
Inflation is still lightly twerking at 3.6%, wages aren’t slaying nearly enough to keep up, and Wall Street’s having mood swings more intense than your ex during Mercury retrograde.
Trump’s big idea?
Pressure the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates right now, because apparently yelling at institutions works better than… you know, economic fundamentals.
But Powell? Not here for the drama.
The Fed kept rates exactly where they were for the fourth time in a row, which in central banker language is the equivalent of ghosting with a professionally worded text.
He basically told Trump, “We’re watching inflation, not your campaign schedule,” and moved on like a man who definitely has therapy at 4pm.
Trump, obviously, went into full meltdown mode, posting a now-deleted rant comparing Powell to a “financial dictator” and threatening to “unleash growth” himself.
Whatever that means. Maybe through more tax cuts for yachts. Maybe just vibes.
But here’s the thing: the Fed is legally independent.
Not emotionally, obviously—these people feel Wall Street—but legally.
Which means even if Trump screams in all caps on Truth Social or flings more “Fire Powell” slogans at rallies, the Fed doesn’t have to care.
And this week, it very much didn’t.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans are stuck with the actual consequences: mortgage rates still eating paychecks, credit cards still dragging, and the stock market seesawing harder than Elon Musk’s credibility.
The only people having a good time right now are bond traders and political meme accounts.
So no, the Fed didn’t fold. It didn’t even flinch.
And in this latest episode of Trump vs.
Reality, it’s Team Monetary Policy 1 – Screaming Ex-President 0. Moral of the story?
The interest rate isn’t your hype man, Don.
And Jerome Powell doesn’t do requests. 💅 Rate cuts when the data’s ready.
Not when you are.
🧨 You made it to the end. now what?
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