He BROKE the mold.
This morning, President Trump called into CNBC’s Squawk Box, and things went off-script—fast.
Host Joe Kernen did his best to manage the moment, but Trump had other plans.
Joe tried to slip in a backhanded compliment, but he broke into laughter when Trump cut him off mid-sentence.
“You don’t have to say anything more, Joe!”
This was comedy gold.
This wasn’t your typical finance segment.
It started off as a routine call-in. President Trump dialing into CNBC’s Squawk Box for a little early morning talk about interest rates, inflation, the usual stuff.
But within minutes, it became clear that this was about to go off the rails.
Trump opened with one of his favorite topics, bashing the Federal Reserve.
What came from it though, was a full-on behind-the-scenes story about how Fed Chair Jerome Powell even got the job.
“Somebody that wor…