Trump fires CFPB chief Rohit Chopra after push from Wall Street - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "President Trump has a unique and important opportunity to work with Congress and implement much needed reforms to reboot and strengthen the credibility and durability of the CFPB to the benefit of consumers," she said.
58% : Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), who has been encouraging the administration to fire Chopra, told a small group of reporters in his office this past week that he expects conservatives will be pleased with whoever Trump appoints to lead the CFPB next.
53% : " PRICES ON THESE ITEMS COULD BE AFFECTED BY TRUMP TARIFFS ON MEXICO, CANADA "I hope that the CFPB will continue to be a pillar of restoring and advancing economic liberty in America, and I wish you good luck in serving our great country," he added. Chopra, whose term would have ended in October 2026, said he would stay on the job until Trump decided to remove him and select a new CFPB director.
39% : "President Trump campaigned on capping credit card interest rates at 10% and lowering costs for Americans.
20% : Trump was being heavily pressured to remove Chopra from Wall Street.
11% : "But if President Trump and Republicans decide to cower to Wall Street billionaires and destroy the agency, they will have a fight on their hands," Warren added.
1% : President Donald Trump has removed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra from office as calls intensified for the CFPB chief to be fired. Chopra, a protege of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was a surprising holdover from the Biden administration, given that many appointees resigned as Trump entered office.

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