The only time Powell wasn’t too late was when he lowered interest rates before elections, Trump said while speaking to CNBC.

President Donald Trump claimed Friday he “most likely” will not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite persistently goading him to leave his post. Trump has publicly criticized the Fed chair for months for keeping interest rates steady despite the president’s insistence that Powell lower them.

Trump called the Fed chair "TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL" after the central bank left interest rates unchanged again.