Hassett Sees Fed Chair Pick Taking ‘Another Few Months’

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett indicated President Donald Trump’s decision on who should succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is months away.

“I would expect that this would run out for another few months before the president decides,” Hassett said in a CNBC interview Monday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “running a thorough search process. There are a number of really excellent candidates being interviewed by him and the president.”