Video: White House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett Touts the Strongest Quarterly Growth in a Year and Makes the GOP's Economic Case, on 'Fox & Friends Weekend'
A Fox News clip two days before the midterms. We relied on Fox's title and description, not a transcript.
Fox News posted a clip titled "US economy posts strongest quarterly growth in a year ahead of midterms," tagged to "Fox & Friends Weekend."
What Fox says. According to the network's description, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett touts economic growth, wage gains and consumer spending while making the case for the Republican economic agenda ahead of the midterms. Our earlier story covered the third-quarter GDP figure of 3.4%.
What we could not check. This post summarizes a short video. We relied on Fox News's published title and description, not a transcript, so we are limited to what the network says about it. The description does not give the specific numbers Hassett cites, and it does not include any response from critics. Hassett is an administration official arguing for his party two days before the election, and inflation and prices remain top concerns for many voters, as other reports we have carried show. We have not verified the clip's contents.
To hear the discussion for yourself, watch the clip at the link below.