The appointment came as Donald Trump renewed his vow to raise tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada.
The move brings Trump closer to rounding out his economic team, with U.S. trade representative being the last of the key positions left.White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2018.
The move brings Trump closer to rounding out his economic team, with U.S. trade representative being the last of the key positions left. During Trump's first administration, Hassett served as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for two years, supporting the Republican's corporate tax cuts and defending Trump's punitive tariffs.Trump is set to be inaugurated as the next U.S. president on Jan. 20. He cited illegal immigration and illicit drug trade as reasons for the tariffs.
Hassett previously served as a scholar of fiscal policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank before Trump nominated him to the White House role in 2017.
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