Powell Says He Hasn’t Had a Meeting With Biden in Two Years

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he hasn’t seen any signs of mental or cognitive decline from President Joe Biden in meetings or phone calls, the most recent of which were more than two years ago.

• Asked by Representative Mike Lawler if he has had any private meetings with Biden since a public gathering on May 2022, Powell says with the exception of greeting the president at a state dinner a few months ago, the two have not had a substantive meeting since then
• “I haven’t had a meeting with him. He hasn’t sought a meeting and of course, I ...