Hassett: Trump's $5,000 stimulus plan "can be achieved in a responsible fiscal manner," and if interest rates rise, "the president will have something to say."
The White House's chief economic advisor strongly supports the idea of a trillion-dollar direct subsidy, but the bipartisan reaction in Congress is lukewarm, and the market is focused on its fiscal and inflationary impacts.
Trump's proposal to send $5,000 checks to every adult American citizen