Kevin Hassett

Republican

Director of the National Economic Council

Economist and director of the National Economic Council in the second Trump administration; previously chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Statements (3)

Re: The Fed Raises Rates for the First Time Since 2023 as Trump's Own Chair Says "The Plain Fact Is That Inflation Is Too High and Has Been for Too Long" — Trump Answers That Rates "Should Be 1%, or Less," Calls the Board "a Bunch of Politicians," and Says He Told Kevin Warsh "You Might as Well Vote With the Board," While Elizabeth Warren Calls Warsh Trump's "Sock Puppet"

Sep 15, 2026

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We have very high regard for Kevin Warsh. Both the president and I have known him forever. … Whatever he does tomorrow, we're going to respect the process and understand that he is doing what he and the committee think is correct.

🔗Finance

Re: The Heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI Agree AI Is Moving Too Fast and Ask Governments to Help Them "Pace the Frontier" — Sanders Says "You Hit the Brakes," the Speaker Says "We Cannot Put a Moratorium on This Because China Will Overlap Us," and Trump Blames "Negative Forces"

Sep 13, 2026

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I have concerns that if we don't win AI, we're going to be put in a very bad position. We are leading China right now. … [The] far bigger risk [is that] a malevolent actor has access to an AI that's better than the one we have that can protect us.

🔗Krdo

🔗Japantoday

Re: Trump Tells the Fed to Cut Rates or He Will "Stop Trading" With Every Country the U.S. Runs a Deficit With — Ten Days Before a Meeting His Own Fed Chair Is Signaling Will Raise Them

Sep 4, 2026

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If the CPI continues to be that favorable in the next report, then you know, the Fed will do what it wants to do. We respect their independence, but I think the argument for holding steady would be pretty strong.

🔗Newsable