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Hassett's hamburger humblebrag leaves Americans heaving: 'This is offensively ignorant’
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters about recently released jobs numbers, on the driveway outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The White House Wants a Receipt to Overrule the Economy
The Hamburger Alibi
White House chief economist Kevin Hassett says the economy is strong because the hamburger he bought for a weekend barbecue cost two dollars less than it had weeks earlier. That anecdote was offered against a stark public judgment: 62 percent of Americans describe grocery prices as…
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