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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Joins CNBC's Squawk Box, Dec. 8, 2025

December 8, 2025 · CNBC Television · 0:16:32

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What happened

In the full CNBC Squawk Box interview, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joins the hosts to discuss the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting that week, what to expect from the central bank, and the interest-rate outlook, according to CNBC’s description of the segment.

CNBC states the conversation also covers the state of the economy, President Trump’s affordability push, rising health-care costs, Trump’s AI executive order, and the state of the Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery deal, among other topics. The interview presents the administration’s economic case through its National Economic Council director on the morning of a Fed decision week, as CNBC framed it.

Why it matters

The interview is the administration’s market-facing economic briefing for Fed week, delivered by the NEC director rather than at a White House podium.

Sources: CNBC Television, “National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Joins CNBC’s Squawk Box, Dec. 8, 2025”, 2025-12-08 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-12-08). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.