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Reminder that Trump initially appointed Powell (and Biden renewed him): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell#Federal_Reserve_Chairman_(2018–present) h

• bediger4000 2y ago
  Another appointee follows the Trump Orbit Character Arc. It's really pretty consistent, from Jeff Sessions to Mark Mikey and about 5 secretaries of defense. Trump apparently believes appointees are there to do what Trump communicates he wants done, and to take the blame if those things don't work out.