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who cares about the people, as long as the credit card companies are making bucks.

(cake… crumbs!)

Of course his only concern is that of the welfare of the credit card ceos. Regular people however…

He's not stupid. Very smart, and always had right-wing leanings.

This guy says so much blazingly-contrary-to-fact nonsense every time anybody interviews him that I can't believe it's anything but deliberately choosing to always make Trump's obviously bad policies sound as good as possible. Natural Stupidity isn't that consistent.

tempting, but unfortunately not, i suspect

The exact kind of grifting toady that Tar and Feathering is meant for.

Prerequisites for a 47 administration Position: 1. Kiss trump’s ass 2. Lie to the American people while kissing trump’s ass 3. Pledge undying loyalty to kissing trump’s ass. 4. Cruelly address policy, as long as you kiss trump’s ass. 5. Kiss trump’s ass more. 6. Don’t stop.

Smarmiest mf next to Cruz and Bessent

These people keep telling everyone who they are and what their priorities are. Yet red state people keep voting for them

They are the exact same banks. Visa/Mastercard just handle the transaction processing. It’s the issuing banks that charge interest and collect payments.

Oh thank Christ. For a moment I was afraid the humble little credit card companies might be in trouble. Thank God it is only "Big Consumer" that is struggling right now.

So he’s not worried about the Corporations. They are fine.

Of course there’s no threat. This was proven after 2008.

whew at least the ceos aren't threatened

The "K" shaped economy at work.

And the little crinkly eyes are as cold as glass beads.

I call him Mr. Happy.

No worries on VISA’s part. They’ll collect those exorbitant late fees no matter what.

Thank goodness we have someone looking out for the credit card companies’ bottom lines…

This would make a great SNL skit

McSmirkey: My message to the American people? We talk to bank CEOs. There is no threat to them. My answer could not be clearer: We don’t care about the finances of average Americans. 🛑

This guys face make my blood boil

Not any threat to *them*; got it

Well sure, let's worry about the increased profits credit card companies are receiving instead of the consumer who is struggling to pay those credit card fees.

So this idiot is worried about the billion dollar corporation but not the American people…and now he admits it

Let them eat CEO complacency!

I’m sorry, is he saying he’s checking in on the credit card companies to make sure THEY’RE okay in all of this??!!!

Government of the oligarchs, by the oligarchs, for the oligarchs.

FFS if people are using credit cards to buy everyday essentials, that is a major problem!

Republican candidate should use this as a campaign theme. They'll win for sure!!

Full of shit.

Wow! It's one of those Marie Antoinette moments.

So out of touch he had no idea they were talking about humans and not corporations.

By design

GTFO you stupidest of Trunts. The credit card companies aren't worried? STFU you stupid Trunt.

Remember when Yam Tits proclaimed all credit card companies were to lower interest rates to 10% and if they didn’t it would be a crime?

I almost want something terrible to happen to one of his family members, just to see whether it's possible for him to appear in public without that damned smirk. I absolutely hate what these people have done to my charity towards my fellow humans, is what I'm saying.

Ass with a SEG…

Hassett is a smug, sled important ass

Eew.

I've never been much of a poker player, but this feels like kind of a tell.

He is an absolute phony little creep. The little smile needs wiped off his pie hole.

Gods Hassett has an eminently punchable face. Did he actually listen to the question? Bream was talking about the credit consumers, not the CEOs, you fucking cockwomble.

That was a non answer.

Thank god that National Economic Council (NEC) director is concerned that the nasty loser common people could be a threat to the credit card company CEOs and is looking out for them. Fortunately for America people aren’t going bankrupt at a fast enough rate to affect Epstein Class profits.

and never to earlier levels

Hassett continues to be a dipshit.

Oh good. I was worried about those banks and their ability to give bonuses to their C suite employees. If this measure only means poor people are suffering, that's terrific news!

"People are using credit cards to pay for neccessities to survive" "its ok we talk to ceos and theres no threat" ????????

It’s not just poor people in trouble, they are unemployed people looking for jobs and not finding them in every socioeconomic category that are now living off credit cards…

You moron of course the CC companies are doing fine it’s the consumers being screwed

"And don't you worry about reports of people unable to pay rent. We talk to landlords all the time, and there's not any threat to them..."

Free Luigi!

You smug, tin-eared fucking simpleton.

Oh thank goodness. 😒

Got it. So he’s only worried about the credit card company profits.

Nothing more than a smarmy,smug, highly slappable wonderfuck.

Got to love his take on Americans getting into ever increasing debt. 'There's no threat to the CC Companies'.

Well as long as the ceo’s are fine, whew!🤬🤬🤬

ah, the credit card company ceos are doing just fine. 😅

"Eh, we talk to billionaire CEOs every day and they're not concerned at all. I mean, bananas are what, still only ten dollars?"

But as a long-time protection warrior, I can't help but appreciate this man's game.

Republicans have to be the most transparent and honest politicians ever. They so obviously only give a fuck about rich people and want everyone to know it. Because they also know that as long as they deliver a constant stream of hate, racism, misogyny and culture wars, they will keep winning.

I had GMAC as a (telecom) consulting client back then, until suddenly I didn't :-) Don't need a data center if your business has collapsed. In 2010 the remains got rebranded as Ally Financial. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Fi...

Until defaults exceed profits.

I read “message to them” as in the people who are using cards for necessities. Not “them” as credit card companies. The answer here shows where the concern lies. It’s insane.

They simply do not care about the citizens. They care about the 1% making BANK!

Credit is only good when it is affordable. Burying people in unaffordable credit because policies make everything unaffordable is a recipe for 2008.

All the Dems need to do for ads is just string together clips of Trump and his minions saying gob-smackingly stupid things that show their utter disdain for regular folks.

He only tracks the rich guys, they took over the numbers.

Coming from a guy who works for a guy who doesn't pay his bills...

"We talk to the CEOs of the credit card companies all the time, and they don't feel threatened at all..." *sending up Luigi signal*

he is absolutly begging to be slapped across the face with a rusty shovel

indeed, like THAT was the concern! 'what about the billionaire credit card companies? are they going to be okay?'

just like the healthcare CEOs, while folks suffer and die

Hassett is as dumb or dumber than trump!

I’ll take “what is tone deaf “ for $200, Ken.

These people are brain dead!

Be more out of touch, dude

I change the channel whenever his face appears. What a waste of space.

Is anyone more tone deaf than Hassett?

Well, yeah, those are the people HE KNOWS in that scenario

Those poor CEOs. Oh the horror. What about people having to incur 22% interest just to survive? What about them, Hassett?

“there’s not any threat to them” They’re the ceo’s, of course there isn’t any threat to them! They’re the rich fuqs!

If you vote Republican, you deserve every bit of this.

Well....

Only fucking morons and grifters are bully on AI. If you talk to any normal person, they’ll tell you they hate it. No sentient human wants an AI world.

Cool. People who could never earn another penny and still live the rest of their lives in more luxury than most of us can imagine don't feel threatened by people going broke while not paying back their debt. This isn't really a surprise. I worked for Capital One and never will again.

Naturally the biggest concern is for the credit card companies

Another broken promise. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Smug little twerp.

just watched a thing about Kroger saying they are reducing prices because there isn't enough in the grocery basket, meaning people are not purchasing groceries. The guy said watch for delinquent credit card debt. If it goes up, we are in real trouble.

He really said that.

These people are so out of touch.

This is exactly where the billionaire and corporate donors of the GOP want the average American to be ... in debt! And indebted American makes for a more docile and desperate worker.

The cc companies make out like bandits when people take longer to pay. Optimism keeps them doing whatever is necessary to stay afloat until they realise that they have no access to anything of substance and must declare bankruptcy. The cc companies will remain solvent and the CEOs happy.

That answer is dumb as hell but expected.

Now, wonder why that would be

Another winning message from the grinning fascist!

Hassett is one of the sharpest guys in Trump's team.

Is he really as stupid as he seemingly is?

Hi America, Do you have a lot of lamp posts? I think you may be about to need them.

The CREDIT CARD companies aren't at risk?!!! OMG. That is what he is concerned about? What about the people becoming delinquent and risking bankruptcy just because they are buying food or medicine?

“We talk to people all the time (as he brushes he teeth in the morning looking at a mirror). People say Trump is amazing. They’ve never seen an economy so hit before.”

The most punchable face ever.

So he’s not worried about the consumers. But the banks. JFC……

Exactly

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