Jerome Powell is a Republican who was appointed to the board by Obama. At the time the Senate had been blocking the appointment of Jeremy Stein for about a year. His appointment was a one Democrat plus one Republican deal. To the best of my knowledge Powell has been a Republican all his adult life and I've never read anything from him that might indicate he's a #NeverTrumper.
Fed should be fine with that guy, I didn't want TRUMP to reappoint Yellin!
She is a Democrat, she could tank the market just before the 2020 Election by raising interest rates too much or something else the markets don't like!