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Trump, Scott Bessent and Fed

Forbes on MSN · 50m

Trump Says 4 Candidates Running For Fed Chair—As Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘Does Not Want’ Role

The list of candidates to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been cut down to four after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dropped out of consideration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday amid his growing feud with Powell over the agency’s decision to hold interest rates.

Trump rules out Bessent as next Fed chair, says may name Powell replacement soon

President Trump said he's down to four potential replacement for Fed Chair Jay Powell, but ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as one of them in an interview on Tuesday.

CNBC on MSN · 1h

Trump says Treasury Secretary Bessent 'does not want' to be Fed chair, but 4 others in running

President Donald Trump told CNBC that he has narrowed the field of potential Fed chairs to four candidates, a list that does not include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has taken himself out of contention.

Trump, white house and Kevin Hassett

RealClearPolitics on MSN · 1d

WH Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett: Yeah, I'm Sure Trump Will Rush To Fire Me Because Chuck Schumer Said To

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett responded to Sen. Chuck Schumer calling him a "flack," on CNBC this morning, and said the appearance of partisan manipulation of jobs numbers more than justified the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

White House adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump firing

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump adviser defends labor official’s firing, deflects on how data was ‘rigged’

Kevin Hassett pointed to the scale of hiring data revisions when asked for evidence to support Trump’s claims that a jobs report was rigged to make him look bad.

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Hassett says Trump ‘wants his own people’ at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing commissioner

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor ...

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Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of BLS chief: ‘I’ve never seen revisions like this’

In an interview with Meet the Press, White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision ...

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Kevin Hassett, a Trump official floated as the next Fed Chair, claimed the jobs report’s revisions shows the numbers are “unreliable.”

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...

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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing

Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing - Trump defended his ...

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Kevin Hassett defends Trump firing labor statistic commissioner

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett agreed with President Donald Trump‘s firing of the head of the Bureau of ...

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Kevin Hassett says Trump tariffs ‘are the final deals’ despite market backlash: Full interview

In an interview with Meet the Press, White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s tariff ...

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