After Bragging About Credit Card Debt, Trump’s Economics Guy Now Says 'The Golden Age Is Upon Us’President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser has doubled down on his buoyancy about a booming America just days after being hammered for hailing spiraling credit card debt as a good sign.Appearing on Fox News on Friday, Kevin Hassett seized on better-than-expected jobs figures, calling them “blockbuster” numbers. “People still don't have faith that the golden age is upon us,” he said.His confidence comes despite average gas prices topping $4.50 a gallon and fears the Iran war could trigger a global recession.On Wednesday, Hassett claimed the U.S. consumer “is really, really firing on all cylinders,” saying “credit card spending is through the roof.”“They’re spending more on gasoline, but they’re spending more on everything else, too,” he said.See All UpdatesClose