Hassett says Trump and Walsh are discussing economic issues

On 8 August, according to the director of the White House National Economic Commission, Hasset, on Friday, the President of the United States, Trump, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Walsh, regularly discussed economic issues. Hasset stated that he would not listen to these calls, but insisted that he was “sure” that the President would not pressure Walsh on the interest rate decision. Hasset stated: “Wosh has a very close and long-standing relationship with the President, arising from their dealings in New York City and Florida, where they have been discussing the economy. I'm talking to Walsh, and so is Becent, so it's not news." Regular calls between Trump and Walsh are not common in the history of the modern White House’s relationship with the Fed, and raise external concerns that the President is seeking to influence the Fed’s policy-making. Hasset stated that Trump “respects the independence of the Fed”。