Trump's Rate Rant: A Symptom of a Deeper Divide The Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates for the first time in over three years has set off a firestorm of criticism from President Donald Trump.
He views the move as a personal affront and an attempt by the Fed to undermine his presidency.
Beneath the surface of Trump's inflammatory rhetoric lies a more profound issue: the increasingly fraught relationship between the executive branch and the independent agencies that are supposed to serve it.