Is Powell\u2019s Fed head independence dead? It’s just one more diversionary Trump trick | Fortune<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"You know what we're not talking about amid the latest Fed dustup? 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Trump's awful polling numbers, even among his own supporters.\"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/01\/12\/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-independence-trump-polling-diversion\/\"\/><meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fortune\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2226866943-e1768260085657.jpg?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:alt\" content=\"trump, powell\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Is Powell\u2019s Fed head independence dead? It's just one more diversionary Trump trick | Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"You know what we're not talking about amid the latest Fed dustup? Trump's awful polling numbers, even among his own supporters.\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2226866943-e1768260085657.jpg?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image:alt\" content=\"trump, powell\"\/><\/head><body class=\"font-graphik-compact bg-primary text-primary typography-default font-normal tracking-none antialiased\" id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"description-parser contents\"><em>Jeffrey Sonnenfeld\u00a0<\/em><em>is Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice at the Yale School of Management and founder of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. A\u00a0leadership and governance scholar, he created the world\u2019s first school for incumbent CEOs and he has advised five U.S. presidents across political parties. His latest book,\u00a0<\/em>Trump\u2019s Ten Commandments<em>, will be published by Simon & Schuster in March 2026.<\/em>\u00a0Stephen Henriques is a senior research fellow of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. He was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and a policy analyst for the governor of Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n<div hidden=\"\" id=\"S:1\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md w-full\" data-cy=\"article-title\" data-recirculation-array=\"A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons\u2019 lose-lose Paramount positioning,Molson Coors CEO: We\u2019re doing our part to solve society\u2019s \u2018occasion problem\u2019 \u2013 and we\u2019re getting some unexpected help,What global executives need to ask about China in 2026,I run one of America\u2019s most successful remote work programs and the critics are right. Their solutions are all wrong, though,Millions of Americans are grappling with years of declining economic wellbeing and affordability needs a rethink,Former White House advisor on the real reason your health care costs are going up: Medicare\u2019s doctor pay gap\" data-recirculation-name=\"Latest in Commentary\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl md:layout-grid-gap md:grid md:grid-cols-3 latest-popular-content\" data-cy=\"post-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik group flex-1 flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img data-cy=\"article-card-image\" alt=\"paramount\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 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50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" 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50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" 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https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sally-Massey-1-e1767976727246.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, 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