projections have been vindicated, end quote. but is that true? joining us now is cnn economics commentator kevin hassett, the former chairman of the white house counsel of economic advisors under president trump. great to see you. good morning. happy holidays, alisyn. happy holidays to you too. you see it as just universally good the economy is firing on all cylinders and the american public thinks it s going very well. can we dive into some of the details. of course. because they present a more complicated issue. first, job creation, in the first 33 months of the trump presidency, some 6.25 million jobs were created. it actually trails the $7.38 mi jobs in the obama final years. the economy was already cominging ahead. that isn t something magical from tax cuts.