“We have some surprising names and we have some standard names that everyone is talking about,” Trump said when asked about the search during an Oval Office appearance with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is visiting the country.
“We may go the standard route. It’s okay, from time to time, to be politically correct. But we have big names,” he said.
Trump reiterated that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not want the job and continued to berate Powell, whom he has repeatedly criticized for not lowering interest rates faster.
“I would love to remove the guy who is currently there … but people are holding me back,” he said, referring to Powell, whose term as Fed chair ends in May.
