President Trump announced he had fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, though presidential authority to remove a Fed governor is unclear. Cook has said she will not step aside and has not been charged; Trump cited an allegation from Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte accusing Cook of misrepresenting primary residences on mortgage applications. Trump has repeatedly pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Senator Elizabeth Warren blasted Trump’s meddling in Fed affairs and accused Senate Republicans of acquiescing to Trump on tariffs, military plans, and abandoning constitutional checks and balances.
Pushback? From the Republicans in Congress? I mean, what do you think it's gonna take? These guys are gonna need spine transplants to be able to say anything to Donald Trump. They've gone along with letting Donald Trump set tariff policy even though it is clear that he is in violation of the law. I haven't heard anybody speak out about his plans to invade American cities with armed forces, with the National Guard.
Look, right now, the Republicans that I talk with in the United States Senate, they just say whatever Donald Trump wants is ok by them. They have forfeited the idea of checks and balances that our Constitution put in place.
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