On the record · Updated October 18, 2026

Kevin Hassett quotes

White House National Economic Council Director

2 things Kevin Hassett said, verbatim, from September 13, 2026 to October 15, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Oct 15latest entry

The September inflation jump is a temporary energy shock, not a broader and lasting price problem.

Supports Oct 15

“The topline number was driven by a surge in energy prices, which we believe to be temporary, but there is a whole bunch of good news in the report”

USA Today Gas jumps 9.1% in September and pushes U.S. inflation to 3.7% ›

Others on this question

Christopher S. Rupkey chief economist, FWDBONDS LLC Disputes

“There is increasing evidence that the energy price shock caused by the war in the Middle East is starting to produce price increases in other core goods and services”

The $5,000 dividend can be paid without using tax revenue or adding to the deficit.

Supports Sep 13

“We can do it in a fiscally responsible way,”

The Guardian Trump uses the GOP midterm convention to promise $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress ›

Others on this question

Garrett Watson vice president of federal tax policy, Tax Foundation Disputes

“promising something that almost certainly can’t be done, from a policy and political perspective.”

Howard Lutnick U.S. commerce secretary Supports

“It’s not tax money”

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