财政部长斯科特·贝森特在周二的内阁会议上简要谈到了美联储。
“美联储的独立来自它自己和美国公众之间的政治安排。获得公众的信任是唯一赋予它可信度的东西。而你，先生，正在恢复对政府的信任，”贝森特在特朗普邀请他发言时说道。
此前一天，特朗普表示，他将解除美联储州长丽莎·库克(Lisa Cook)的职务，原因是未经证实的抵押贷款欺诈指控。库克反驳说，特朗普没有权力解雇她，她不会辞职。
这一僵局很可能会进入最高法院，是特朗普政府对国会打算成为一个不受政治干预的独立机构施加更大控制的最新努力。
Bessent says Federal Reserve's independence comes from 'political arrangement'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, briefly spoke about the Federal Reserve.
"The Federal Reserve's independence comes from a political arrangement, between itself and the American public. Having the public's trust is the only thing that gives it credibility. And you, sir, are restoring trust to government," Bessent said as he was called on by Trump to speak.
The comments came one day after Trump said he was removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook pushed back, saying Trump doesn't have the authority to fire her and that she is not resigning.
The standoff, which is likely bound for the Supreme Court, is the latest effort by Trump's administration to exert greater control over what Congress intended to be an independent agency insulated from political interference.
