White House pushes back against recession talk as household worries grow, stocks tank
A key economic adviser to President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back on talk of recession stemming from uncertainty around ...
White House official expects Q1 GDP to 'squeak' into positive category
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Monday said he expected uncertainty ...
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Trump economic adviser: US ‘launched a drug war, not a trade war’ with Mexico, Canada
Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration’s National Economic Council director, said the United States has not launched a trade war with Mexico and Canada but “a drug war.” Hassett joined ABC ...
Trump’s team says tariffs ‘a drug war, not a trade war’ to stop fentanyl
The president’s tariffs are chiefly intended to pressure Mexico and Canada to help slow the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl into the United States, according to administration officials. “What ...
Trump adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday he was hopeful a dispute with Canada over accusations of the deadly ...
Trump admin. says tariffs meant for 'drug war, not trade war'
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the Trump administration's threatened 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum ...
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'Incomprehensible': Trump aide busted for saying tariffs both 'trade war' and 'drug war'
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett admitted that President Donald Trump was launching a "trade war" after insisting ...
Trump to decide on tariff policies for all countries after April 1, Hassett tells CNBC
U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on tariff policies for all countries including Mexico and Canada after a study comes ...
‘I doubt it’: Top Trump adviser talks down chance of tariff exemption
The Coalition will accuse the government of a major foreign policy failure if it cannot secure an exemption to the steel and ...