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.

President Trump could possibly fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over questions about the renovation of Fed facilities, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday. Why it matters: The administration's relentless efforts to get Powell to either cut interest rates or leave have called the future independence of the central bank into question.

Administration officials said they would appeal a ruling to halt some of the administration's more aggressive tactics.

A US court ruling has put a temporary hold on President Donald Trump's attempts to crack down on irregular immigrants in southern California. A judge in the US state on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop arrests of immigrants there without reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

Trump ‘very disappointed’ in Putin as he vows to send Ukraine Patriot missiles ahead of meeting with NATO boss - Trump continued to express his frustration at Russian president Vladimir Putin on Sunday,

U.S. President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday amid backlash against her from some of Trump's supporters over how the Justice Department handled the investigation into the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele.

US President Donald Trump has defended Pam Bondi, America's highest-ranking prosecutor, amid growing calls from the president's supporters for her to resign. In a lengthy social media post, Trump hit out at complaints from critics who have accused Bondi of withholding more information about the death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his client list.