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“Fed / Too Late” said in 36 of 215 transcripts, 107 times.
Counted forms: too late, too lates, too late's, fed, feds, fed's.
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Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 5 times
…down, despite the fact that we have an incompetent head of the Fed. He's incompetent. I call him Jerome "Too Late"—he's always too late…
…And when we announce good news, we're not going to have a Fed that's going to raise interest rates because they're worried about inflation in…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 7 times
…He's done a great job. And I'm thinking about him for the Fed. See, now the camera is going, "Breaking news." But he won't take…
…except for the fact that we have an incompetent head of the Fed—I think he's incompetent or a bad guy or, you know—but…
…can believe that? We have an anti-person. I call him "Too Late." He's always too late. He was—been too late. And Jerome "Too…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 5 times
…down. Mortgage rates are down despite having an incompetent head of the Fed. I call him "Too Late." He's always too late. He's too late…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…let's go back to Trump." But by that time, it was too late. And they didn't go back, because the leases and everything else. They…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 3 times
…that I can tell you. You're not going to see, like the Fed, where they're up to $4 billion or something— —to paint some walls…
…ever seen. This guy. He's "Too Late." He should have been too late with that one—not done it. It would have been better. It…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 1 time
…the unmitigated immigration disaster and the fake energy catastrophe before it's too late. The carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…time we've reached new highs. And mortgage rates, despite a totally incompetent Fed Chairman, "Too Late"—I call him "Too Late"—Jerome "Too Late" Powell…
…an incompetent guy. "But he lowered the other day"—lowered after—too late. T-o-o late. But mortgage rates still have hit a 3…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Just got approved. He's—his vote was a very good one. The Fed should have done more. You know, "Too Late" Powell—he's terrible. He's…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…somebody in there now that doesn't have them. We call him "Too Late." But it will focus on unleashing economic prosperity by limiting—eliminating the…
…rates are too high. That was, you know, a matter of the Fed. But the other thing is so many different—so many different elements…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…thinking about doing that. Well, we need a little help from the Fed. We have a man named Jerome "Too Late" Powell. You probably heard…
…it makes it very hard for people to get mortgages, because Too Late is too late. Very simple. He's too late. And probably political—whatever…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…out. Thank you all very much. Yes. Well, we call him "Too Late" for a reason. He should have cut them a year ago. He's…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…Right next to you, please. Yes. Oh, Federal Reserve. My favorite. "Too Late." He's too late. Well, he took a building that could have been…
…they going to do? And he got it all wrong. He's too late. We call him Jerome "Too Late" Powell. It will live with him…
…to get good mortgages. They're paying too much because of Jerome "Too Late" Powell. He's truly incompetent, and we'll be making another—we put a…
Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…is. I know that we are there now trying to get people fed. As you know, $60 million was given by the United States fairly…
…can't—I really don't know. Could have gone either way. Please. For Fed Governor? I'll be making that decision before the end of the week…
…to a couple of candidates, and we've also—we're looking at the Fed Chair, and that's down to four people right now. Very good. Well…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…be. Yes, please. Well, he is. He's a—we call him "Too Late." He's too late. It's his new nickname. He's "Too Late" Powell. He's…
…didn't need the thank you; I just wanted the people to get fed. And we're helping out financially with that situation. It's a terrible situation…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…interest rate. And we're not. We're 38—number 38 because of the Fed. It's all because of the Fed. He's done a bad job. Now…
…today, but I call him "Too Late." You know, he's always too late, even if he does it today—probably won't. I hear they're going…
…roof, and then they brought my policy back, but it was too late. They won't—they blew it. We had the highest inflation in the…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…price—other than we have a real terrible, terrible head of the Fed. And if he brought down interest—you know, in—in Europe, the…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…with some of them. I said: "We've already got it from the Fed"—right?—"from Commerce, and from an Executive order. You don't need it…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…are down, and inflation is dead. It's dead. We have a bad Fed Chairman—really bad. If he would lower the rates—if he would…
…And how do you go borrow money at 1 percent when the Fed has you at 4.50? And you know, it's not that easy…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time
…in the world right now. The only thing is we have a Fed Chairman that is—he doesn't get it. And you could have substantially…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…tariffs. No inflation. The only problem we have is, we have a Fed guy that doesn't understand what's happening. And it would be great if…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…That's pretty good. And if we had a person over at the Fed that would lower interest rates a little bit, that would be helpful…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…and very patriotic. We're doing well—and as a country. If the Fed would ever lower rates, you know, we'd buy debt for a lot…
…what I'm doing. So we have a—stupid person, frankly, at the Fed. He probably won't cut today. Europe had 10 cuts, and we had…
…trillions of dollars that we're going to lose because of this. "Too Late"—I call him "Too Late" Powell, because he's always too late. I…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…him. I just want him to—you know, we call him "Too Late," right? "Too Late" is his nickname—like "Too Tall" Jones. He was…
…I'll be the one to—I'll be calling you." He'll be too late for that too. "But raise your rates. You don't have to keep…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…say it loudly and clearly. They'd better do something before it's too late. Very simply, we will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…back, because I'm saying it. I'm saying it about 40 years too late, but they're coming back. As you know, we have the biggest chipmakers…
…Let's—we'll see what happens. It's a shame. I call him "Too Late"—you know, "Too Late Powell." That's his nickname, and it's a shame…
…down, even interest rates are down. Now, if the Chairman of the Fed, Jerome—if he would lower interest rates—like China did; like, I…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…are actually down slightly, even though I have a guy in the Fed that I'm not a huge fan of, but that's all right. These…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…and interest rates came down despite the fact that I have a Fed person who's not really doing a good job, but I won't say…
…very nice. I want to be very nice and respectful to the Fed. You're not supposed to criticize the Fed. You're supposed to let him…
Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…but hasn't gone up much are interest rates, and we think the Fed should lower the rate. We think that it's a perfect time to…
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…only thing that's even are interest rates. And if we had a Fed Chairman that understood what he was doing, interest rates would be coming…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…our country, but it was gone. It was gone. It was too late. Nothing could have been done. It took years and years to get…
…lasted long beyond his terms, as you know. But it's not too late any longer, and we are going to start being smart and we're…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…drill. Let them"—they were very, very concerned. And it was too late, because that jackrabbit had gotten out of the nest. And it was…
Feb 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…time. You can change your mind until—— All right. Now it's too late. It does, doesn't it? How do you like the new look? The…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…they'd better get smart and they better get tough before it's too late. We're also working to end the highest inflation in our country's history…
…voting against. But by the time they did that, it was too late. We had that vote entirely, I think—I think anybody would—smart…
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…time—I mean, it turned, but it turned when it was too late—a tragic—a tragic story. So I don't know. Do you blame…
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the very end. And it was— by that time, it was too late. They shouldn't have been at the same height, because if it wasn't…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and they started drilling more. But by that time, it was too late. Many of these things that we're signing and that Doug Burgum is…