We're following this closely in my household. It's a fight for independence of the FED under cover of racism, giving him the control he and his handlers want while throwing red meat to the base and distracting us from the main point- the FED. (By 'us', I mean everyone who is not his base, incl wp who don't really gaf about black issues. The situation is disguised in such a way so that they won't care either.)
He wants to open the spigot for his peoples and the FED is the only thing in his way. Also, the FED is the only agency not already under his thumb. This is big.