Trump: US Should Have World's Lowest Interest Rates

President Donald Trump sharply criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Truth Social Thursday, accusing him of failing to cut interest rates and arguing that current policy is harming the U.S. economy and national security.

President Trump said there is “no reason” for interest rates to remain elevated, maintaining inflation is no longer a threat and that high borrowing costs are saddling the country with hundreds of billions of dollars a year in unnecessary interest expenses.

Trump argued that increased tariff revenue has strengthened the U.S. economy and should allow the country to have the lowest interest rates in the world.

Trump said tariffs are generating billions of dollars in revenue while reducing trade imbalances and bringing more money into the U.S.

Trump also suggested that the U.S. has been overly generous to trading partners, saying other countries benefit from access to the American market and from lower interest rates that exist in their countries because of U.S. economic strength.

“The Fed should substantially lower interest rates, now,” Trump wrote, adding that America’s financial and economic position warrants lower rates than any other country.

The Federal Reserve held rates steady Wednesday as policymakers continue to assess inflation, economic growth and global risks.

Powell and other Fed officials have repeatedly emphasized the central bank’s independence from political pressure.

President Trump’s full Truth Social post on Powell and interest rates reads as follows:

“Jerome “Too Late” Powell again refused to cut interest rates, even though he has absolutely no reason to keep them so high. He is hurting our Country, and its National Security.

“We should have a substantially lower rate now that even this moron admits inflation is no longer a problem or threat.

“He is costing America Hundreds of Billions of Dollar a year in totally unnecessary and uncalled for INTEREST EXPENSE. Because of the vast amounts of money flowing into our Country because of Tariffs, we should be paying the LOWEST INTEREST RATE OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

“Most of these countries are low interest rate paying cash machines, thought of as elegant, solid, and prime, only because the U.S.A. allows them to be. The Tariffs being charged to them, while bringing in $BILLIONS to us, still allows most of them to have a significant trade surplus, though much smaller, with our beautiful, formerly abused Country.

“In other words, I have been very nice, kind, and gentle to countries all over the World. With a mere flip of the pen, $BILLIONS more would come into the U.S.A., and these countries would have to go back to making money the old fashioned way, not on the back of America.

“I hope they all appreciate, although many don’t, what our great Country has done for them.

“The Fed should substantially lower interest rates, NOW! Tariffs have made America strong and powerful again, far stronger and more powerful than any other Nation. Commensurate with this strength, both financial and otherwise, WE SHOULD BE PAYING LOWER INTEREST RATES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!

“Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”