In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with steep tariffs.

Top Trump administration officials have escalated their criticisms of Fed Chair Jerome Powell by targeting the Federal Reserve’s renovation project.

Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Trump argued that interest rates should be three points lower, blaming Jerome Powell for costing the country significant money and holding back the US from being the world’s top economic performer.

A year after the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump during a Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally, and the results from various investigations into the shooting are still coming