It was not a flattering moment for a president who routinely makes up figures but who is rarely fact-checked by his appointees on camera.

The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.

As president, Donald Trump doesn't get a lot of pushback, but he got some Thursday from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the renovation costs of the Fed's headquarters

President Donald Trump visited the Federal Reserve on Thursday, repeating calls for lower interest rates while standing alongside Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Even after reiterating his frustration with the central bank, Trump called the notion of firing Powell a "big move" that would not be "necessary."

White House deputy chief of staff James Blair discusses President Donald Trump calling out Fed Chair Jerome Powell on the expensive renovations to Fed Reserve headquarters on 'Kudlow.'

Donning white hard hats for their tour of the Federal Reserve’s construction site, President Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell almost immediately began squabbling over the cost of the renovations. WSJ