Trump visited the under-renovation Marriner S. Eccles building with Powell, where he expressed a desire for lower interest rates while criticizing the construction delays. Trump claimed the renovation cost is $3.1 billion, differing from the cited $2.5 billion, to which Powell clarified the discrepancy includes another completed office building. Trump emphasized the project's long duration of construction and the perception of mismanagement, which his allies have used to criticize Powell's handling of the renovations.
"I don't want to be personal," Trump said. "We'd just like to see it get finished. And in many ways, it's too bad it started, but it did start, and it's been under construction for a long time, that'll be it's going to be a real long time, because it looks like it's got a long way to go."
Powell shook his head, and said that the higher number includes a third office building across the street that was completed five years ago.
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