President Trump will appoint Kevin Hassett, an economist at the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank, as a top White House economic adviser, according to reports Friday.

Hassett will serve as the chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, Politico first reported. Reached Friday afternoon, Hassett referred inquiries to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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