Lieu wants Trump to send Hassett to every swing district to talk economy |
Lieu wants Trump to send Hassett to every swing district to talk economy
A top House Democrat is calling on the White House to send National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to swing districts around the country to talk about the administration’s approach to consumer prices.
Hassett on Tuesday made waves when he told CNBC the economic squeeze on consumers caused by the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran is “the last” concern of the administration.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said Democrats appreciate the candor and now want Hassett to take that message to all the battleground districts, where voters will decide which party controls the House in November’s midterms.
“I want the White House to send Kevin Hassett to every single TV channel, and to every single swing House district, where he can tell the voters of America that hurting consumers is, quote, ‘the last of their concerns,’” Lieu told reporters in the........