Republican nominee Donald Trump announced his new economic advisory council Friday ahead of his Monday speech before the Detroit Economic Club.
Trump’s speech will unveil the Republican nominee’s economic policy agenda. According to Trump’s press release, Trump “will focus on empowering Americans by freeing up the necessary tools for everyone to gain economically.”
Trump’s team spans from academics to hedge funders and even well-known policy experts.
Stephen Moore is “a well respected economist, and was the founder of Club For Growth. Mr. Moore has served on the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, and is now the chief economist for the Heritage Foundation. Mr. Moore was the senior economist of the Joint Economic Committee under Chairman Dick Armey,” according to the Trump press release.
The other expert is Dr. Peter Navarro, who obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He teaches economics and public policy at the University of California, Irvine.
Dan Kowalski has a master’s degree in public policy, and worked as the director of budget review for the House Budget Committee.
Although he didn’t receive a degree in economics, David Malpass was Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under President Reagan, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
As for the rest, Steven Roth, John Paulson, Steven Mnuchin, Steven Feinberg, Stephen Calk, Andy Beal, and Tom Barrack all have strong credentials running hedge funds, investment firms, and banks.
John Paulson became famous for betting against subprime mortgages in 2007, months before the nation’s housing market fell, prompting one of the nation’s biggest recessions. He was one of the few who saw it coming.
Trump often mention’s Clinton’s connection to Wall Street, most recently firing off a tweet after Clinton’s nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Hillary will never reform Wall Street. She is owned by Wall Street!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
Dan DiMicco headed up the Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer in America.
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