White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett Discusses Government Shutdown – Democrats Baiting Trump to Violate the Law– Video and Transcript
November 9, 2025 | Sundance |
White House Economic Council Director, Kevin Hassett, is a straight shooter; he calls things as they are, not as many would pretend them to be.
On the issue of court orders demanding various cabinet secretaries spend money to fund the government, Director Hassett correctly reframes theissue around the law of federal spending that says money not appropriated for that expenditure cannot be spent. The Supreme Court will strike down, as they already have, any order not grounded in the law around government spending.
Hassett correctly warns that any cabinet agency who attempts to comply with a district or circuit court order, is running the risk of having a lawsuit filed against them for spending non-appropriated funds. This could be part of the reason why Democrats are purposefully not reopening government, to force the Trump administration into a catch-22 legally where they are going to violate the law either way.
Margaret Brennan stands jaw agape at the Machiavellian approach that Director Hassett outlines, “surely they would never do that” she proclaims. In response Hassett reminds Brennan that such Lawfare strategies are indeed part of the larger stop Trump movement. Video and Transcript Below.
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Top Trump economic adviser says there could be a "negative quarter" if shutdown drags on
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the fourth quarter could be a "negative quarter" if the government shutdown drags on through Thanksgiving. He added that military paychecks could stop on Nov. 15, and while SNAP benefits are being administered under the law, but "it's really, really pushing the boundaries of the law."
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