National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett speaks to members of the media following a television interview outside the White House in Washington, May 27, 2025. Stefani Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that the administration is confident it will be able to continue its tariff agenda despite recent legal setbacks.
“And so we're very thrilled. We are very confident that the judges would uphold this law. And so I think that that's Plan A, and we're very, very confident that Plan A is all we're ever going to need,” Hassett told “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
An appeals court reinstated President Donald Trump’s tariffs this week after a Wednesday court order blocked them. The appeals court decision stand