Hassett dismisses negative economic polls: ‘We are in a boom’

Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), dismissed recent polling Monday, instead arguing the U.S. economy is “in a boom.” During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Hassett said consumer spending indicates the economy remains strong.  “If economic polls … were correct, then people wouldn’t be taking trips to nice hotels, they…