# Donald Trump renews effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

https://mins.news/en/item/16600

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 23:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/donald-trump-renews-effort-to-fire-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump has renewed his effort to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Trump has clashed with members of the central bank over his push for rapid, substantial interest-rate cuts. The dispute comes as inflation remains a concern in the United States.

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