increased before an election but the fed s i m trying to think of examples of a fed influenced by a president s rhetoric. lbj? nixon. those are the famous episodes where then it became clear to people the fed needs to be independent and like i said trump may do just the opposite of what he may be trying to do. except i think the two of you are missing one key point that takes us outside of history and precedent. president trump is the world wrestling federation champion in terms of browbeating and pushing his narrative so hard that it actually exhausts people into doing things. but in you would know this better than we would. people respect the head of the fed. i mean, they don t really think he s one of those guys even though he s a trump appointee and there aren t a lot of people thinking that jay pow sell a toadie for the president.