Now Trumpists Are Menacing Economists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZdxmSmBaM

 

Hassett says Fed staff should be 'disciplined' for reporting the US pays tariff costs - POLITICO

In a post on the NY Fed's Liberty Street Economics blog, the researchers said 90 percent of the economic burden of Trump's tariff regime has fallen on domestic buyers. 

Other reputable sources have produced similar findings, including Harvard Business School; Yale's Budget Lab; the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank; and the Congressional Budget Office…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/hassett-says-fed-staff-should-be-disciplined-for-reporting-the-u-s-pays-tariff-costs-00786562 

 

Trump’s FATAL MOVE could CRASH EVERYTHING

Max from ‪@UNFTR‬ breaks down the pressure building behind the scenes in the financial markets as the plumbing of the system broke down again heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. Kevin Hassett has emerged as the leading contender to run the Federal Reserve despite a lightweight resume and troubling economic positions. And the Democrats released a major analysis on the Trump family crypto grift.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJc0reSqXA

 

Ex-Trump official shocks CNN host by warning US could lose 1 million jobs next month – Raw Story

Economist Kevin Hassett, who served as the chairman President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, shocked CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Monday by issuing dire predictions about the state of the American economy. During an interview on CNN, Hassett warned that there was a 95 percent chance of the American economy contracting this quarter and said there was a chance that the United States could lose up to 1 million jobs next month alone. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/ex-trump-official-shocks-cnn-host-by-warning-us-could-lose-1-million-jobs-next-month/