Here's what Jerome Powell's critics and defenders have been saying as the Fed gets ready to possibly raise rates for the last time in the current cycle

• Fed Chair Jerome Powell has faced mounting criticism for his leadership of the US central bank.
• Critics have blasted the Fed for responding too late to inflation and now being on the brink of causing a recession. 
• Still, some say that the Fed is doing its best in the face of unprecedented conditions and a recession isn't guaranteed. 

The economy may be teetering on the edge of a recession — and a lot of people are blaming Jerome Powell.

Lately some of his biggest critics have been politicians, both Republican and Democrat, who say the leader of the US central bank is botching the job.