President Donald Trump, after a tour of the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation, said he didn’t want to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell because of the plan’s cost overruns.

In a rare public confrontation, President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell clashed over the costs of renovating the Fed's headquarters. The event highlighted the ongoing tension between the White House and the central bank,

The president turned a rare visit to the U.S. central bank into political theater that included hard hats and a back slap.