White House Economic Advisor Hassett says shutdown could end this week

Top White House Economics Advisor Predicts Government Shutdown Will End This Week, Warns of 'Stronger Measures'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is "likely to end sometime this week" but warned the Trump administration may impose "stronger measures" if the funding impasse continues.

Government Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist - The Thinking Conservative News

In an interview, Kevin Hassett stated that a chorus of Senate Democrats thought it would be “bad optics” to reopen the govt before the “No Kings” rallies. The post Government Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

Government Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the U.S. government shutdown, now three weeks old, is “likely to end sometime this week.” In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Oct. 20, the top White House economic adviser said a chorus of Senate Democrats thought that it would be “bad optics” to reopen the government before the “No Kings” rallies. “Now there’s a shot that this week, things will come together very quickly,” Hassett sa…

Hassett: Moderate Dems Likely to Help End Shutdown Soon

The government shutdown will probably end this week because moderate Democrats will no longer support it, top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday. Hassett explained that with the shutdown in its third week, he heard from the Senate that Democrats thought it would be "bad optics" to vote to reopen the government before this past weekend's nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump. Now …

'Cracks in the Schumer armor': White House adviser says government shutdown may be ending soon

NEC Director Kevin Hassett suggests the No Kings rally played a role in delaying negotiations.

U.S. government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says

White House adviser Kevin Hassett predicts the U.S. government shutdown will likely end this week amid ongoing political tensions.