(Bloomberg) -- Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s longest-serving economic aides, is the early frontrunner to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chief next year, according to people familiar with the process.Most Read from BloombergThe Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your LifeAdvocates Fear US Agents Are Using ‘Wellness Checks’ on Children as a Prelude to ArrestsLA Homelessness Drops for Second YearManhattan, Chicago Murder Rates Drop in 2025, Officials SayHassett, directo

Once seen as a measured right-leaning economist, aligned with politicians like Mitt Romney, Hassett has been in the Trump orbit for close to a decade now. Hassett has gone full MAGA instead – amplifying Trump’s instincts on trade, taxes, inflation or the Fed, in myriad TV appearances.