The president turned a rare visit to the U.S. central bank into political theater that included hard hats and a back slap.

The long-simmering clash between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was on full public display during a Thursday afternoon tour of the renovation site at the central bank’s headquarters in Washington,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though he told reporters following a visit to the U.S. central bank's headquarters that he still wanted lower interest rates.