Trump Blindsided as Ex-Fed Chair Confronts Him

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Former Fed Reserve Chair Jay Powell used his first public appearance since stepping down as fed chair in his speech in accepting the JFK “Profile in Courage Award”, to blast Trump but in his inimitable modest way. Popok explains how Powell uses the speech to blast Trump and explains the reason that he bucked tradition and has refused to step down from the Board early after his term was over. Smalls: Head to https://Smalls.com/legalaf and use promo code: LEGALAF at checkout for 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping! Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.6	It took a speech in the last 24 hours as Jay Powell accepted the JFK Profile Encourage Award
1:19.7	for him not backing down to Donald Trump and not allowing the Federal Reserve's integrity
1:26.8	and independence for 113 years to be destroyed.
1:31.2	It took a speech in the last 24 hours for Jay Powell to reveal, in his own modest but forceful way,
1:39.4	with tremendous gravitas, why he bucked tradition and decided not to step down from the Federal Reserve
1:47.4	and serve out his complete term until 2028, even though his chairmanship ended on May 15th.
1:53.8	See, usually Federal Reserve chairs step down rather than be sort of the, you know, the third
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