What has Trump been busy with in the past 24 hours?

date
06/08/2025
1. Threatening to "fire Powell in a second," then stating that he is likely to continue to serve - Trump said he would "not hesitate to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Powell," but also said that "firing Powell would disrupt the markets"; he criticized the "high Fed rates" and also stated that Powell is "likely" to continue serving as chairman. 2. The Federal Reserve Board should take control - Trump said, "If Powell continues to refuse, the Board should take control and do what everyone knows must be done!" He also stated that there are strong internal dissent within the Federal Reserve Board, which will only escalate. 3. Responding to Kudlow's resignation: Glad there is a vacancy on the board - Federal Reserve Board member Kudlow will resign next week, providing Trump with an opportunity to appoint a preferred candidate early. Trump responded by saying, "I know she disagreed with Powell's views, and I understand this. I am glad there is a vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board." 4. Claiming "non-farm data is manipulated," urges Powell to cut interest rates again - After the surprise reveal of the non-farm data on Friday, Trump tweeted, "Today's employment data is manipulated for the purpose of embarrassing Republicans and me." He also said, "Too little, too late. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, 'Mr. Too Late,' is a disaster." 5. Firing the Labor Department's director - Trump said that the "employment data in the United States is controlled by Biden-appointed Labor Statistics Bureau director Erika McEntarfer, who falsified employment data before the election, trying to increase Harris' chances of winning." He called her actions outrageous and instructed the team to immediately dismiss this Biden-appointed political official. The Labor Department later announced that William Wiatrowski will serve as Acting Director of the U.S. Labor Bureau. 6. Claims that the Russia-Ukraine conflict should not have happened - Trump said that since the beginning of this year, Russia has lost 112,500 soldiers, while Ukraine has lost about 8,000 soldiers. He said, "This is a war that shouldn't have happened - it's Biden's war, not 'Trump's' war. I'm just here to see if I can stop it!" 7. Orders deployment of two nuclear submarines - Trump said, "Based on the highly provocative remarks by former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council, Medvedev, I have ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines to the respective areas to prevent these foolish and provocative remarks from being just talk." 8. Hopes to release all Epstein case-related documents - Trump said he "hopes to release all documents related to the Epstein case," but does not want anyone to be harmed or implicated as a result. He also stated that if anyone holding the documents has any information related to him, it should have been released before the presidential election. 9. Requests the Senate not to adjourn - Trump said, "The Senate must remain in session, not adjourn, until the entire administrative schedule is clear!"