White House adviser Kevin Hassett to leave this summer: Axios

[June 22, 2020]    (Reuters) - White House adviser Kevin Hassett will leave the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump this summer, Axios reported  on Monday, citing two officials.

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Hassett had returned as an adviser earlier this year to help the Trump administration tackle the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

The Axios report did not mention the exact date of his departure.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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