Trump Taps Kevin Hassett, Who Crafted 2017 Tax Cuts for the Rich, to Lead National Economic Council

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.