People familiar with the situation claim that President elect Donald Trump chose Kevin Hassett to head the National Economic Council, so guiding the tax, trade, and expenditure agenda of the new government.
For two decades, Kevin Hassett was a fixture of conservative economic circles. He first advised Trump and the Council of Economic Advisers during the first administration of the president-elect and fervuously defended the Republican’s signature tax policies. He also supports the slate of tariff ideas presented by the Republicans.