Bush attended the swearing in of Ben Bernanke. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has relentlessly criticized Powell for not lowering interest rates, labeling the Fed chairman "too late" for holding interest rates steady.

After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front door on Thursday, publicly scorning the central bank chief over the ballooning costs of a long-planned building project.

Top opinion-shapers and decision-makers are expressing mixed views on the evolving conflict between the White House and the central bank.