{"id":336557,"date":"2026-03-19T00:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/336557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:54:16","slug":"stephanie-ruhle-rips-trump-official-for-downplaying-wars-economic-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/336557\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Ruhle rips Trump official for downplaying war\u2019s economic impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

MS NOW\u2019s Stephanie Ruhle set the facts straight on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cThe 11th Hour,\u201d<\/a> after Donald Trump\u2019<\/a>s National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett<\/a> tried to downplay the effect the Iran war is having on American consumers.<\/p>\n

During an interview with CNBC<\/a>, Hassett said the U.S. economy was \u201cfundamentally sound\u201d and that if the war continued, it \u201cwouldn\u2019t really disrupt the U.S. economy very much at all.\u201d While he acknowledged that a prolonged conflict would \u201churt consumers,\u201d he said that was \u201cthe last of our concerns right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now in the third week of the war,\u201d Ruhle said after playing a clip of the Trump official\u2019s comments. \u201cKevin Hassett says the war would not disrupt the economy very much at all. But for facts\u2019 sake, it already has.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody from Wall Street to Main Street is trying to navigate the growing economic risks created by the war with Iran,\u201d she said, noting that while markets finished strong on Tuesday, the price of oil<\/a> was still climbing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have been watching this show, then you already know what it means for your wallet. Higher oil prices translate to higher prices for gas, diesel and even jet fuel, all the things that keep our economy \u2014 not just our economy, but the global economy \u2014 humming along,\u201d she explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Detzel<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Detzel is an editor\/producer for MS NOW. She was previously a segment producer for \u201cAYMAN\u201d and \u201cThe Mehdi Hasan Show.\u201d\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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