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The conversation transitioned towards the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), eliciting pointed remarks about its role and performance. The president's perspective heavily criticized the agency, linking its establishment to negative outcomes for individuals and small businesses. He characterized the CFPB as an instrument capable of inflicting harm on honest citizens, suggesting that the agency had become a tool wielded to "destroy" good people instead of fulfilling its intended protective role.