President Donald Trump has repeatedly mused about firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and, ahead of a visit to the U.S. central bank's headquarters on Thursday, called him a "numbskull" for not cutting U.

President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made an awkward pair Thursday as they toured a grossly over-budget renovation of the central bank’s headquarters near the White House — with Trump initally hinting he might fire Powell before saying later he would not.

President Donald Trump told reporters he would not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite growing tension between the two over interest rates.

Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" on a new Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Trump said after the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiations from Qatar.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Palestinian militant group Hamas did not want to make a deal on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House one day after his Middle East peace envoy,