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Reporter Asks Top Trump Economic Advisor: What Would It Take To Lift Tariffs On Brazil?
Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Monday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett was asked about ...
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The Small Army of Trump Sycophants Gunning to be the Next Fed Chair
Kevin Hassett is toadying hard to win the president’s favor. But don’t count out Kevin Warsh or Scott Bessent just yet in ...
Head of Trump’s economic council circles around questions on 50 percent tariff on Brazil
Kevin Hassett appeared to deflect questions on how the new tariff will benefit America despite the U.S. having a trade surplus with the South American country.
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Economic Chief Kevin Hassett's Epic Fail
There is no economic reason for Trump to impose tariffs on Brazil. It's one corrupt dictator protecting another, period.
Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
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Economic advisor Kevin Hassett argues Trump’s tariffs aren’t causing inflation
Patriotism is now being used as an inflation control strategy by the White House, according to economic advisor Kevin Hassett ...
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett is rising in race for next Fed chief
Kevin Hassett, Trump’s longest-serving economic adviser, is a leading contender to become the next Federal Reserve chairman, ...
White House shrugs off stronger-than-expected trade data from China
Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser for the White House, is downplaying reports of better-than-expected trade data from China. Customs data from China on Monday claimed that the country exported ...
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Hasset says firing Powell could be justified if there’s cause
His comments follow President Donald Trump’s intensified criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, accusing him of ...