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Donald Trump accused The Wall Street Journal of publishing “fake news,” saying the paper never verified its claim that he offered JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon the Fed chair job.
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US President Donald Trump slammed The Wall Street Journal for reporting that he offered Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the job of Federal Reserve chairman. In a lengthy statement on social media, Trump said the claim was “totally untrue” and insisted the paper never contacted him for verification.
He said the report “states, without any verification, that I offered Jamie Dimon… the job of Fed Chairman,” adding that “there was never such an offer.” Trump said he would have “very quickly told them, ‘NO,’” and that would have ended the story.
The president also said the Wall Street Journal suggested he offered Dimon the role of US Treasury Secretary, but Trump dismissed the claim, saying the position was already being handled by “Scott Bessent doing a fantasti