Trump Names Hassett to Economic Post, Greer as Trade Chief

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Trump, in a press release, praised Greer's former boss and Trump's first-term USTR Lighthizer as "a spectacular leader and person" but the former trade chief -- who was widely seen as one of the contenders for an economic job in the second term and pushed hard to become the Treasury pick -- has yet to be named for an administration role.
54% : Hassett and Greer help flesh out a growing economic team that Trump has named in recent days.
50% : He is a vigorous defender the president-elect's signature tax policies, which Trump has vowed to renew next year when many of the cuts are set to expire.
47% : Trump Is Facing a Losing Tariff War With ChinaHis selection highlights the central role tariffs will play in the Trump economic agenda, with the incoming president vowing to use trade policy to raise revenue for the federal government and to pressure companies to reshore manufacturing jobs to the US.
45% : Hassett is also a Trump White House veteran, who previously served as a senior adviser to Trump and as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
40% : On Monday, Trump said he intended to impose 25% levies on all imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on Chinese goods, roiling markets with his first specific threats on top trading partners since winning the presidency three weeks ago.
37% : Trump has already begun rolling out policy plans, with nearly two months until he takes the oath of office.
34% : Together, we will renew and improve our record Tax Cuts," Trump said in a statement.
18% : Trump on the campaign trail also proposed to renew his 2017 tax cuts, and vowed long list of fresh tax carve-outs to court tipped workers, Social Security beneficiaries, car buyers and workers earning overtime pay.

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