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“Who spends $2.5 billion on a renovation?” Trump asked rhetorically, emphasizing the magnitude of the expenditure. He further claimed that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, might be compelled to resign due to the controversy surrounding the expenditure, asserting that “it smells to high heaven.”
Trump’s rhetoric escalated as he publicly suggested that Powell’s mishandling of the project could parallel broader mismanagement at the Fed, which might warrant termination if proven true.