Trump has argued that inflation is down before. While it's steadily ebbed in recent years, prices are still rising faster than the Fed would like.

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his criticism on Thursday of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a "fool" and complaining that the Fed is refusing to lower interest rates. Trump has been on a virtual war path against Powell in recent weeks,

The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady as it navigates uncertainty kicked up by a president who keeps pressuring the central bank to lower them.