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Trump adviser sinks on Fox in attempt to dismiss economic pain: ‘No far-left media here!’

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White House chief economist Kevin Hassett faced rare pushback from Fox News’ Peter Doocy on Sunday after attempting to dismiss the growing economic anxiety among Americans. According to polling cited by Doocy, only 23% of American voters describe the economy as “excellent or good,” only 12% describe their financial situation as “getting ahead,” and 62% believe grocery prices are a “major problem for their family.” “I want to know which of these things sets off alarm bells inside the West Wing,” Doocy said. “Do any of those make you think, 'we've got a problem here?'” Rather than address the underlying data, Hassett pivoted to discredit the polls themselves, claiming the findings were inaccurate “because [Democrats] hate President [Donald] Trump” and that the “far-left media” promotes inaccurate polls to damage the Trump administration's reputation. “Look, I'm the White House economist, and all I can say is that polls, over and over again, uh, harm, uh, impressions about the economy bec