Trump-Appointed Officials Fuel Fed Renovation Costs Amid White House Attacks on Powell
As the White House targets Fed Chair Jerome Powell over a ballooning $2.5 billion renovation, a closer look reveals Trump appointees pushed for costly marble upgrades—undermining claims that Powell alone is responsible for wasteful spending.
President Trump’s ongoing feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has taken an unexpected turn—with marble. The $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve’s historic Washington headquarters, which has drawn White House fury and calls for Powell’s ouster, bears the unmistakable imprint of Trump appointees who insisted on lavish marble finishes during design reviews.Who’s Really Accountable for This Multi-Billion Dollar Remodel?The White House brands Powell as a reckless spender, pointing to "premium white Georgia marble" as evidence of unwarranted extravagance. Yet federal records tell another story: during critical 2020 reviews, three Trump-appointed members of the Commission of Fine Arts advocated...
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