Donald Trump Criticizes Fed Chair Powell on Interest Rates and Democrats on Election Security

Economic Policies and Fed Criticism Former U.S.
President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the current economic management and the stance of the Federal Reserve (Fed).
Directly targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump argued that current monetary policy should be reviewed and interest rates should be lowered.
Recalling that past government shutdowns cost the U.S.
economy at least two percentage points in GDP growth, Trump stated that a similar process should not be repeated, issuing a call for "no shutdown." Voter ID and Legislative Demands Emphasizing that the use of voter identification (voter ID) should be made mandatory as part of election security, Trump criticized Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.
Trump claimed that the "racism" argument put forward by those opposing this regulation is merely an excuse.
Stating that he could take legal steps if the voter ID regulation does not pass through Congress, Trump signaled that he might sign an executive order regarding the matter.
Claims of Political Restructuring Trump alleged that if Democrats come to power, they could take steps to radically change the country's political and legal structure.
He argued that initiatives such as adding new states and increasing the number of members on the Supreme Court (court packing) could be on the agenda.