Trump Adviser Says Record-Low Consumer Sentiment Is Basically POTUS' Fault for Caring Too Much

Source: International Business Times

Hassett: Record‑low confidence shows Trump’s ‘fix‑everything’ push stressing Americans. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has offered a striking explanation for why American consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point since records began in 1952 — suggesting the reading reflects not economic failure, but the sheer ambition of President Donald Trump's agenda. In a clip posted to X by FactPost on 11 May 2026, Hassett told CNBC: 'Trump has sort of taken every problem on Earth and gone 100% at fixing it.