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On November 25, 2025, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett sat down with Sean Hannity and laid out a simple, commonsense case: Americans are seeing relief at the pump and at the grocery store, and that matters to hardworking families getting ready for Thanksgiving. Hassett pointed to lower prices for Thanksgiving meals and gasoline as proof that policies aimed at growth and supply reliability are starting to work for everyday Americans. This is the kind of plain-speaking economic realism the coastal elites and legacy media refuse to celebrate.
At the same time, news outlets reported that Hassett has surged to the front of the pack to be considered by President Trump as a contender for Federal Reserve Chair, a development that should make conservatives breathe easier about the direction of monetary policy. The idea of a patriot who understands the damage runaway rates and regulatory bloat do to small businesses and families should be welcomed, not demonized by the Washington establishment. America needs a Fed leader who respects growth and sound money while being unafraid to challenge an ossified bureaucracy.
Markets are already responding to the possibility of Hassett at the Fed, with wagers and yields shifting as investors price in a more growth-friendly regime. That reaction is no accident — investors know that a Fed chair who prioritizes growth, lower borrowing costs, and transparency can free capital and revive Main Street. The rising odds in prediction markets show that the nation’s financial players are alive to the prospect of smarter, pro-jobs policy instead of the slow strangulation of higher rates.
Hassett’s own words make clear he understands the balance needed: he has publicly said monetary policy must be independent of crude political interference while also insisting the Fed be more transparent and accountable. Conservatives should want a Fed that is independent of petty politics but accountable to the American people and committed to growth, not a technocratic temple immune from scrutiny. Hassett’s willingness to call for honest debate about the Fed’s size and models shows the backbone Washington so often lacks.
The media will, predictably, try to paint any conservative push for more sensible monetary policy as an assault on the Fed’s independence, but that’s a tired dodge. Real oversight and transparency are not political attacks; they are the responsibility of leaders who answer to voters. If Hassett becomes Fed chair, he would bring the same pro-worker, pro-growth instincts he’s displayed in the White House — a needed corrective to an institution that for too long insulated itself from consequences.
Let’s be blunt: Americans do not care about inside-the-Beltway sanctimony when a gallon of gas or a turkey dinner hits their budget. They care about getting back to work, keeping their businesses afloat, and feeding their kids without fear. If lower prices at the pump and the supermarket this Thanksgiving are harbingers of a return to prosperity, that’s a victory worth celebrating — and it’s a vindication of policies that put America first.
Conservatives should rally behind leaders who put results over rhetoric, who measure success by real-world relief for families rather than by approval from elites. Kevin Hassett’s rise in the Fed conversation is a moment to insist on accountability, growth, and common-sense economics. Washington’s insiders can howl, but working Americans know what they need: lower costs, steady jobs, and a Fed that fosters, not frustrates, American enterprise.
