📢 Part One: Liar in Chief—Trump Says He Won’t Fire Powell. Now He’s Investigating Him.

Trump’s Word Means Nothing

Donald Trump says he won’t fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Don’t believe him.

We’ve seen this movie before. First comes the denial. Then the threat. Then the pressure campaign. And now—right on schedule—the escalation: Trump has moved to put Powell under investigation, signaling that his earlier reassurances were never meant to be taken seriously.

This isn’t leadership. It’s a setup.

Trump doesn’t back off when challenged—he retaliates. When he can’t immediately fire someone, he looks for another weapon: investigations, smears, manufactured “cause.” The goal is always the same—control through fear.

And if there is one thing Trump cannot tolerate, it’s an independent institution that refuses to serve his ego or his political ambitions.

That’s why the Federal Reserve is in his crosshairs.

Trump knows markets respond to power. He knows even the hint of interference can move trillions of dollars. And he knows that bullying the Fed—whether through firing threats or investigations—gives him leverage. That leverage isn’t for the public good. It’s for him.

This is not new behavior.

Trump lies. Then reverses. Then gaslights. And real people pay the price.

On immigration, Trump demonizes immigrants with hundreds of false claims linking them to crime—claims repeatedly disproven by decades of research. Yet those lies fueled cruelty: ballooning ICE budgets, masked raids, and terror in our communities.