Hassett Denies Reports of White House Exit

A Semafor report said National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett was expected to leave the Trump administration in the coming weeks, citing three people familiar with the plans, and that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his counselor David Zervos were among possible successors. The report said Hassett had explored outside roles before the midterm elections and that his potential departure was unrelated to their results. The White House denied the account, saying there was no factual basis for it and that Hassett would continue advancing President Trump’s economic policies; Hassett also told CNBC the report was “not true.”