When the Supreme Court let Trump fire people he wasn’t supposed to be able to fire, they went out of their way to say the Fed is different, somehow more independent than the other “independent” agencies whose independence they’ve taken away.
Even without resorting to violence, he has the authority to appoint Fed execs. What more does he need to control the Fed? The checks-and-balances propaganda is so strong that people keep believing the “independent” parts of the system which haven’t been taken over yet are indelendent. Until they aren’t. Then the hope moves to another bit of the system. Surely that part will withstand the takeover.
He has no authority over the federal reserve
Do we need to make you a list of the things he’s already blown up that he has no authority over?
Off the top of my head:
When the Supreme Court let Trump fire people he wasn’t supposed to be able to fire, they went out of their way to say the Fed is different, somehow more independent than the other “independent” agencies whose independence they’ve taken away.
Even without resorting to violence, he has the authority to appoint Fed execs. What more does he need to control the Fed? The checks-and-balances propaganda is so strong that people keep believing the “independent” parts of the system which haven’t been taken over yet are indelendent. Until they aren’t. Then the hope moves to another bit of the system. Surely that part will withstand the takeover.