Head of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers to Depart Administration

"Kevin Hassett, who has done such a great job for me and the Administration, will be leaving shortly," Trump tweeted while flying to Europe for a series of state visits, The Hill reported.

"His very talented replacement will be named as soon as I get back to the U.S. I want to thank Kevin for all he has done - he is a true friend!" he added.

Hassett, the longtime conservative economist, has been CEA head since September 2017.

He helped shape the 2017 Republican tax law and was a staunch defender of the president’s policies on a number of other issues.

Hassett was a long time advocate of open trade policies, but in recent months he has been put in the position of defending Trump’s confrontational trade strategy.

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