In a social media post last month, Trump gave the Fed chair the nickname “Too Late” and mused about his termination. “Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the (European Central Bank), long ago, but he should certainly lower them now. Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post April 17.

The six conservatives justices, in giving the president a green light to fire agency chiefs, subtly say that Jerome Powell is off-limits.