 Powell says it's important for the central bank to remain insulated from politics, though he did take a moment to condemn the weekend attack on former President Trump. Political violence has no place in our society, and I condemn it in the strongest terms. I know we all do. A man died at a political rally. Two other people were critically injured. It's just a sad day. And I'll say that I'm grateful that the injuries to the former president were not more serious. These were Powell's first public remarks since a report last week showed cooling inflation.