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November 27, 2024

Trump Taps Kevin Hassett, Who Crafted 2017 Tax Cuts for the Rich, to Lead National Economic Council
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President-elect Trump has tapped his former chief economist Kevin
Hassett to lead the National Economic Council. Hassett helped craft the
2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which massively redistributed wealth to the
richest 1% of Americans - including Trump's family and members of his
administration. In 2020, Hassett argued COVID lockdowns should be
lifted, predicting zero deaths from the disease by May 15 of that year.
In fact, the CDC reported more than 350,000 U.S. COVID deaths in 2020. 


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