Trump adviser Kevin Hassett calls for discipline of New York Fed researchers over tariff study
Kevin Hassett slammed a New York Fed paper on tariff costs as shoddy scholarship today. He suggested researchers be disciplined for their partisan findings.
Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, publicly called for the researchers behind a New York Federal Reserve paper to be punished on February 18, 2026. The demand followed the publication of research concluding that the costs of recent tariffs implemented by the US 
US are borne mostly by Americans. This public challenge from a senior official in the Trump administration against research from a major Federal Reserve Bank marks an uncommon direct confrontation that raises significant credibility concerns around tariff analysis during an active period of trade policy debate.
US are borne mostly by Americans. This public challenge from a senior official in the Trump administration against research from a major Federal Reserve Bank marks an uncommon direct confrontation that raises significant credibility concerns around tariff analysis during an active period of trade policy debate.
