TRUMP ALLIES SLAM POWELL OVER $2.5 B RENOVATION – BUT ‘OSTENTATIOUS’ CLAIMS MISS THE MARK •Trump-appointed officials have seized on ballooning costs—from an estimated $1.8 b to $2.5 b (about $600 m overrun)—as fresh ammo against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though the “luxury” upgrades they cite are largely misunderstood