Watch: Trump jokes he wants Powell to lower interest rates in awkward exchange

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US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell exchanged frosty words during their public tour of the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion renovation project. The pair disagreed in front of cameras about the project's timeline and cost.

It was their first public meeting since Trump began a broadside against Powell and the Federal Reserve for refusing to lower interest rates.

Trump's visit marked the first visit of a sitting president to the Fed since former president George W Bush attended the swearing-in of Ben Bernanke as chairman in 2006.

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