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Fed Chair Jerome Powell pranked by Russians who impersonate President Zelensky (video) [1]
['Carla Sinclair']
Date: 2023-04-28
Oops. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a call in January by someone who he thought was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He also thought his chat was part of a TV interview. Instead, he was punked by Russian comedy pranksters "Vovan and Lexus."
Fortunately, it seems to have been a harmless chat about U.S. inflation and U.S. support of Ukraine. "It was a friendly conversation and took place in a context of our standing in support of the Ukrainian people in this challenging time. No sensitive or confidential information was discussed," a Fed spokesperson told The Hill. Although embarrassing (how does this happen in 2023?!), it could have been worse.
Nothing like an ol' fashioned prank to show us a hole in U.S. security.
(See videos by Stephen Geiger and The Recount below.)
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Jerome Powell was prank called by Russians pretending to be Zelenksky.
In the call, the Fed Chair admitted that a US recession is likely. "This is what it takes to get inflation down." pic.twitter.com/t61gZGqw16 — Stephen Geiger (@Stephen_Geiger) April 27, 2023
The Federal Reserve confirms that Chair Jerome Powell participated in a video chat in January with someone he thought was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Instead, he was talking to two notorious pro-Putin Russian pranksters. pic.twitter.com/ca3DVN7oW9 — The Recount (@therecount) April 28, 2023
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