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President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. After months of holding steady, Trump’s approval rating has taken a dip over the past several weeks, according to a New York Times analysis of public polling. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. After months of holding steady, Trump’s approval rating has taken a dip over the past several weeks, according to a New York Times analysis of public polling. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants the next chairman of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates if the markets are doing well, adding that “anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman.”

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