Kevin Hassett

Director of the National Economic Council

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Director of the National Economic Council (2025–)

Born	1962-03-20 · Greenfield, Massachusetts
Party	Republican
Offices	Director of the National Economic Council2025-01-20–presentPreceded by: Lael Brainard Senior Advisor to the President for Economic Issues2020-04-15–2020-07-01 Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers2017-09-13–2019-06-28Preceded by: Jason Furman · Succeeded by: Tomas J. Philipson
Education	Swarthmore College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)

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Portrait: Executive Office of the President of the United States · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Hassett: ‘We’re still working our way out from’ Biden Covid spending
Hassett says the United States is still working to move beyond the effects of spending during the Biden administration’s Covid era. President Donald Trump regularly defends his administration’s record by favorably contrasting it with the Biden era or blaming the former president.
CCNBC 2026-09-29 13:18
Hassett warns of socialist threat to economy: ‘It’s so obvious’
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett weighs in on a new poll concerning the U.S. economy. He also discusses what he describes as rising socialism within the Democratic Party. The discussion includes the latest inflation and wage-growth figures. Hassett warns that socialism threatens the economy and says the danger is “so obvious.”
FFox News 2026-08-10 02:00

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EconomyHassett: ‘We’re still working our way out from’ Biden Covid spending

Hassett says the United States is still working to move beyond the effects of spending during the Biden administration’s Covid era. President Donald Trump regularly defends his administration’s record by favorably contrasting it with the Biden era or blaming the former president.

U.S. economyBidenCovid spending

CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 13:18

Hassett: ‘We’re still working our way out from’ Biden Covid spending

PoliticsHassett warns of socialist threat to economy: ‘It’s so obvious’

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett weighs in on a new poll concerning the U.S. economy. He also discusses what he describes as rising socialism within the Democratic Party. The discussion includes the latest inflation and wage-growth figures. Hassett warns that socialism threatens the economy and says the danger is “so obvious.”

U.S. economysocialismDemocratic Partyinflation

FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-10 02:00

Hassett warns of socialist threat to economy: ‘It’s so obvious’