Well that didn't take long. President Trump was asked in the Oval Office whether he was looking to fire Powell 'soon'. He responded 'no'... *TRUMP: POWELL 'TERRIBLE' FED CHAIR *TRUMP, ASKED IF HE WILL FIRE POWELL: HE HAS BEEN TOO LATE *TRUMP: POWELL TRIED TO CUT RATES FOR DEMOCRATS *TRUMP: POWELL DOES A TERRIBLE JOB, WE FIGHT THROUGH IT *TRUMP, ASKED IF HE WILL FIRE POWELL: 'NOT PLANNING' *TRUMP: NOT TALKING ABOUT FIRING POWELL *TRUMP ON FIRING POWELL: HIGHLY UNLIKELY *TRUMP DENIES DRAFTING LETTER TO FIRE POWELL *TRUMP: POWELL A 'KNUCKLEHEAD' Then Trump switched to the possible 'cause' for any firing: *TRUMP ON ... (full story)