After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front door on Thursday, publicly scorning the central bank chief over the ballooning costs of a long-planned building project.

President Donald Trump locked horns with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a rare presidential visit to the U.S. central bank on Thursday, criticizing the cost of renovating two historical buildings at its headquarters and pressing the case for lower interest rates.

Trump has used the renovation project as both a literal and symbolic example of what he has often described as government waste. Speaking to reporters last week, Trump called the construction effort “a disgrace,” and accused Fed officials of overspending at a time when inflation remains high and interest rates are biting into household budgets.

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The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.

Trump will visit the headquarters of the Federal Reserve today, the White House said. The unusual visit comes as the president has tried to pressure Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates and amid criticism by him and top administration officials over the cost of renovations to the building.