Kevin Hassett, a former senior adviser to former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, ripped Vice President Kamala Harris for the remarks that she made during this week’s presidential debate where she rewrote history about the U.S. economy’s recovery under Trump.
Hassett made the remarks during an interview that aired Friday on PBS’ “Firing Line” with Margaret Hoover when asked about Harris’ claim that the Biden-Harris administration had to clean up the economy after Trump’s presidency.
“In the first quarter of President Biden’s first term, for the Biden-Harris first term, then GDP growth was about 6.5% and inflation was about 1%,” he said. “And so the pandemic was just like an awful experience for everybody, of course. And we had the worst quarter that we’ve had since the Great Depression. And through really bipartisan…
