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Trump calls Fed Chair Powell a 'knucklehead,' says interest rates should be below 1%

President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over his decision not to lower interest rates."We have a bad Fed chairman, really bad," Trump said at the White House. "If he would lower the rates, if he would lower the rates. And I tried being nice to the guy. It doesn't help. He's like a knucklehead. Oh, he's a knucklehead, a stupid guy. He really is."Trump also said he believes interest rates should be below 1%."We should be at 1%. We should be less than 1%," the president said.TRUMP ADMIN PRESSES POWELL OVER FED'S COSTLY HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION PROJECTThe att

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