Posted 6 hours agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down"The Daily Show" Destroyed Trump's Latest Biden Attack By Showing Literally Just 1 Clip That Proved He Was So, So WrongJordan Klepper took down the president's surprise comments about his predecessor.by Ben BlanchetHuffPost WriterFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics Daily Show host Jordan Klepper on Thursday mocked President Donald Trump after he appeared to claim that former President Joe Biden appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for Comedy Central Trump - who has entertained firing Powell, launching attacks against him for not cutting interest rates - described him as a "terrible" Fed chair before adding that he was "surprised" that Biden "put him in and extended him." Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images In reality, Trump nominated Powell to the post in 2017 before Biden renominated him for a second term in 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate in both instances. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Klepper jokingly took the president's suggestion at face value. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things PoliticsSee our Politics Discussions "Yeah! Yeah, why did Joe Biden put Jerome Powell in? Let's go back to when Joe Biden appointed Jerome Powell and see what Joe Biden said about him," said Klepper, teeing up a clip of Trump announcing Powell as his Fed chair pick. Comedy Central / Via youtube.com In a ceremony outside the White House at the time, Trump called Powell "strong," "committed" and "smart" (comments that conflict with his current description of the Fed chair as a "stupid person," a "numbskull" and a "stiff"). White House / Via youtube.com "I get it. I'm also trying desperately to forget everything that happened during Trump's first term," Klepper quipped. Comedy Central / Via youtube.com Klepper then highlighted Trump's "pretty much nonstop" threats to fire Powell before turning to comments showing that Powell doesn't seem "fazed" by the president's talk. Win McNamee / Getty Images Powell, when asked if he believes the president has the power to "fire or demote" him back in November, had a simple response: "Not permitted under the law." Win McNamee / Getty Images "Wow!" said Klepper as the Daily Show crowd applauded Powell, who repeated his comments in the clip. Comedy Central / Via youtube.com Klepper joked, "He went on to add, 'Try me, bitch.'" Comedy Central / Via youtube.com Check out more of Klepper's Thursday monologue on "The Daily Show." View this video on YouTube Comedy Central / Via youtube.com This article originally appeared on HuffPost.