"Looks like it's about $3.1 billion,” the president said Thursday on a tour of the central bank. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted Trump's figure included a renovation from five years ago.

President Trump’s unprecedented walk-through of the Federal Reserve’s now-controversial building renovation project with Jerome Powell ended with a sign of relief for the central bank chief who’s been under pressure for months to slash interest rates.

Trump has previously signaled he was considering whether to fire Powell, though it is unclear if he has the legal authority to do so.