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Hassett on Trump trade-war threat, interest rates

Margaret Brennan
Margaret Brennan
September 13, 2026 6:32 pm
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Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, on Sunday played down President Trump’s threat to begin a trade war if the Federal Reserve doesn’t drop interest rates.

“I don’t expect the trade’s going to go to zero, but I do think that the president has a very strong opinion that interest rates could be…”

Source: thehill.com

Margaret Brennan

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Margaret Brennan

Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"; Chief foreign affairs correspondent; Contributing correspondent, 60 Minutes

Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS & TFR (The Fast Report) Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts.

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