Hassett Abandons Call to Discipline Fed Researchers Over Tariff Paper
TL;DR
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett apologized after initially demanding discipline for authors of a New York Fed study that found tariffs have burdened U.S. businesses and consumers more than the administration acknowledged, saying the Fed’s independence and academic freedom must be preserved even as he criticized the paper.
- Trump Advisor Kevin Hassett Walks Back Demands for Discipline of Fed Researchers Barron's
- Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs CNN
- The White House Still Can’t Grasp That Americans Pay US Tariffs Cato Institute
- Senior Fed official blasts Hassett's call to punish central bank researchers Politico
- Opinion | Another White House tariff tantrum The Washington Post
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