Trump received 18 written offers from countries on trade, won’t allow ‘rushed deals,’ top econ adviser says
The Trump administration has so far received 18 “written offers” from the Foreign Trade Minister this week, according to a top White House economic adviser. Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, praised the rapid progress, emphasizing that the Trump administration has not “hasted” to get those deals across the finish line. “It’s going […]
Biden’s National Security Adviser Calls Trump’s First 100 Days an ‘Unmitigated Catastrophe’!
Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan criticized President Trump in a recent interview, describing the initial 100 days of his second term as a “total catastrophe.” “It’s not merely about policies; President Trump and his team succumbed to fundamental global advantages and systematically attempted to undermine them,” said Sullivan, who served under the Biden administration, […]
Trump will study whether to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell: adviser
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said President Trump and his team were studying the issue Friday when asked if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was an option. “The president and his team will continue to study that important,” Hassett said at the White House when reporters asked “whether firing Jay Powell is an option […]
Top Trump econ adviser says White House is studying ways to fire Powell
President Trump’s top economic adviser told reporters Friday that the White House is looking for ways to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell despite the legal guardrail he is in his position. Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House National Economic Council, has retreated from previous concerns about Powell’s firing, saying the White House is […]
Howard Lutnick is the Trump adviser Wall Street loves to hate
Wall Street is venting anger at Howard Lutnick over the tariffs. The president’s controversial secretary of commerce looks like a simple target, but it’s worth asking if he’s the right one. As someone in the White House recently reminded me, “Many people on Wall Street don’t like Howard, but they behave like this. Certainly, in […]
Top Hegseth Adviser Placed On Leave Amid Pentagon Intelligence Leak Probe
The top advisor to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after being identified in an intelligence reporting agency’s pentagonal investigation into leaks, two U.S. defense officials confirmed with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Dan Caldwell, who? Provided by As a senior adviser at Hegseth, reportedly an “Unauthorized disclosure,” one […]
Top Hegseth adviser escorted out of Pentagon as part of probe into Houthi text leak
Advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegses was escorted by the Pentagon as part of an investigation into leaks in military operations against the Hooty Terrorist Group. Dan Caldwell, a Marine Corps veteran deployed in Iraq, was placed on administrative leave over “fraudulent disclosure,” according to US officials. I spoke Reuters. “We can confirm that Reuters’ […]
Top Trump adviser says Putin open to ‘permanent peace’ with Ukraine after ‘compelling’ talks with Russian leader
President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkov, said his high-stakes talks with Vladimir Putin were “persuasive” and argued that Russian leaders were open to “permanent peace” deals with Ukraine. Witkov sat with Putin in St. Petersburg last Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin will shake hands with President Donald Trump’s envoy, President Steve Witkov, during a meeting […]
Biden's economic adviser: Trump should 'declare victory' in trade war
Jared Bernstein, the Biden administration’s chief White House economist, advised President Trump to “declare victory” in the trade war and advised the economy to recover from a period of uncertainty. “My advice to the president is to get out there and declare victory, because that’s what he’s doing,” Bernstein said on “CNN News Central.” Bernstein […]
Trump adviser fires back at Bill Ackman: 'Nuclear winter' talk 'completely irresponsible'
White House National Economic Council (NEC) director Kevin Hassett said in an interview Monday that billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman “should alleviate rhetoric” after warning that President Trump's tariffs could “lead into a self-inducing economic nuclear winter.” In an interview on Fox News Channel on Monday about Fox & Friends, Hassett called Ackman's remarks, […]