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Hassett, 62, worked in economic affairs under Trump during his first administration. He served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2017 until 2019 and then as a senior adviser to the president on economic issues for a few months in 2020.
Greer, for his part, served as chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, the trade representative during Trump’s first term in office. In that time, he helped renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. He is a lawyer who previously served in the Air Force.
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