Powell Corrects Trump on Value of Fed Renovations

“It seems prefer it’s about $3.1 billion. It went up a bit bit — or quite a bit. So the $2.7 is now $3.1, and —” “I’m not conscious of that.” “Yeah, it simply got here out.” “Yeah, I haven’t heard that from anyone on the Fed.” “Yeah it simply got here out.” “About $3.1 as properly.” “This got here from us?” “Sure ,I don’t know who does that.” “You’re together with the Martin renovation — you simply added, you simply added in a 3rd constructing is what that’s. That’s a 3rd constructing.” “However it’s a constructing that’s being constructed.” “No, it’s been — it was constructed 5 years in the past.” Reporter: “Are there issues the chairman can say to you immediately that will make you again off a few of the earlier criticism?” “Properly, I’d love him to decrease rates of interest, however aside from that, what can I let you know? I assumed we had a great assembly. I actually did. No, there was no pressure. I see a really luxurious state of affairs happening. Let’s put it that manner. There’s all the time Monday-morning quarterbacks. I don’t need to be that. I need to assist them get it completed. It’s been occurring for years. And I need to assist them get it completed.”