Trump says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Powell after suggesting otherwise in meeting with lawmakers

President Donald Trump said Wednesday it’s “highly unlikely” that he’ll fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after signaling otherwise a day earlier in a private meeting with lawmakers.

The mixed messages come as the administration has sought to build maximum pressure on the chair, whom Trump would very much like out of his job, even if he’s reluctant to decree his termination.

When asked if he has completely ruled out firing Powell, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he never rules anything out but it was “highly...