The White House’s top economic advisor Kevin Hassett has today predicted that the pressing government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week.”
Speaking to the media this morning, Hassett admitted that if an end to the shutdown does not happen, the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” to force the Democrats to cooperate.
Hassett said the shutdown was prolonged due to the Democrats thinking it would be “bad optics” to vote to reopen the government before this weekend’s massive nationwide “No Kings” protests.
“Now there’s a shot that this week, things will come together, and very quickly. The moderate Democrats will move forward and get us an open government, at which point we could negotiate whatever policies they want to negotiate with regular order.”
He stated, “I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week.”
According to Hassett, if it continues, “I think that the White House is going to have to look very closely, along with [White House budget chief Russell] Vought, at stronger measures that we could take to bring them to the table.”
Hassett’s comments come as the shutdown enters its third week.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
