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NJCher

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15. I watched ABC and yes, they showed the entire clip
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 03:12 AM
Jul 25

Here's what I saw:

Powell knew a set up was coming. He even looked annoyed at having to be there.

The building is being re-habbed and not with taxpayer money (they didn't say where the money was coming from, but I am checking that). Trump was trying to make it look like there was a cost overrun because of Powell's handling, since it is the Federal Reserve. That's why he was there was Scott. He was trying to make it look like he was calling Powell out for mismanagement.

If you notice what Scott says, he barely understands his part in the poorly conceived facade. He stumbles over his words and expresses himself very clumsily.

Powell, on the other hand, can barely tolerate being with this crass asshole trump, and immediately begins correcting trump by shaking his head in disagreement as trump tries to create this appearance that there is an even more substantial cost overrun that the supposed amount cited by Scott in the beginning.

It takes Powell about 2 seconds to see what trump is doing, and he explains that to the cameras by saying that he's added another building into the mix! "You just added in a third building is what that is." The look of disgust on his face is palpable.

Trump then stupidly says, " "It's a building that's being built." Now WTF is that supposed to mean?
Answer: a big fat nothing because trump is to stupid to respond when he's caught in the act of trying to cast aspersions on somone like Powell.

I like the way Powell treats trump because it's the same way the Canadian prime minister, Carney, treats him: with thinly veiled contempt and a very distinct overtone that trump is a waste of time that he wishes he didn't have to deal with.

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