White House budget director Russell Vought is suggesting that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rules in the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters.

During a press gaggle on Friday, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought spoke about cutting funding to Corporation For Public Broadcasting.

Russell Vought, President Trump's top budget adviser, took questions Friday morning as the White House ramps up pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower rates. Vought said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell,

Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, will soon assume a significant portion of DOGE’s responsibilities, including reclassifying federal employees, collaborating with Congress to recover funds, and advancing his proposed 2025 budget, which would drastically reduce government funding.

The White House's Russ Vought conceded the Senate vote on rescissions will be "tight" but remained adamant that it must "produce a victory."

CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman said President Donald Trump is aiming to make Jerome Powell's life "as miserable as possible."

The White House on Thursday launched a fresh attack on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with a top Trump administration official saying Powell had "grossly mismanaged" the central bank, chastising him for running a deficit and for extensive cost overruns for building renovations.

Trump budget chief Russell Vought proclaimed that there were no “downsides” to the “big, beautiful bill” in a Fox Business appearance Monday, the latest in a series of praises for the GOP’s landmark piece of legislation.