Sure. The Fed doesn't even own printing presses, the Department of Treasury does. However, in this context, "printing money" doesn't mean making physical piec

Sure. The Fed doesn't even own printing presses, the Department of Treasury does. However, in this context, "printing money" doesn't mean making physical pieces of paper. It means creating money out of thin air. It does that by buying debt, which, as you note, can be destroyed just as fast as it is created.