# TONIGHT: Cato Scholars Available for Trump Address Reaction 

Ahead of President Trump’s national address tonight, Cato Institute scholars are available for reaction, interviews, and analysis on the key issues likely to be featured.

December 17, 2025 • News Releases 

Ahead of President Trump’s national address tonight, Cato Institute scholars are available for reaction, interviews, and analysis on the key issues likely to be featured.

**Topics & Available Cato Scholars:**

**Economy, Inflation & Fiscal Policy**

[Adam Michel](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fadam-n-michel/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/g0zN_YMwlHlYg4hxkNCwaOpj-lA=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6MGYxODoyNGE0NWMxYjFmMzcyOGI2NzhiMzA4OTk1ZTFhZDZlNWRmZjM3ZDE3OWNiNTVhY2QxY2MzYjM3NTk5MTZmNGQzOmg6VDpO) — Director of Tax Policy Studies

*Tax reform impacts, household budget effects, growth implications.*

**Federal Spending, Debt & Budget Priorities**

[Romina Boccia](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fromina-boccia/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/8WwCUP2HoT00D-EWYd9cS9S87RY=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6YTVmMzoyZjI4MTU2MTU2ZWM1MTBmN2MzY2ExMjhjN2VjMzBhYzM0NjY0ZTE2N2FlY2ZmZTBiMmZhOWFhY2ExNjlhOGJkOmg6VDpO) — Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy

*Deficit trajectory, spending reform, Social Security/​Medicare sustainability.*

[Dominik Lett](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fdominik-lett/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/hjOOGXoSWZtqEgx034nMA0AIOxw=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6NDk0NTo1ZDE5Y2IyNmVmODY4N2EyZTYwN2FiNTcxMTljNDNhMDVlMTkxNjdiYzUwN2MwYjJlODY1MmQ1ODU5M2MzZTJkOmg6VDpO) – Policy Analyst

*Federal spending, rising debt, budget, disaster policy.*

[Jai Kedia](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fjai-kedia/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/R-uruP0wsYmFQYDxXbeCXJstTHE=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6ZWE3NDplODAzMDVhYTI4M2I2NmJhZmExYzc3M2QwMzRmYzRiOGI5NjBlZGRlOWI0ZTNmNWUyNjQ5NWRjNzU0NTdlNzI3Omg6VDpO) – Policy Analyst

*GDP, inflation, the Federal Reserve, monetary policy.*

**Foreign Policy & National Security**

[Jon Hoffman](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fjon-hoffman/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/7zPrcleK10MhnCerA3wfIX0EcsQ=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6ZTNlYjplZTU2YTFkZWFiNjFmYTMwOTE3ZTQxOGI4NmE2MTk4N2EyMmI4ZWE3ODRkOTU0OWVkNTljOWVkM2QyMmUyMWM5Omg6VDpO) — Research Fellow

*Defense, Middle East, political Islam.*

[Katherine Thompson](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fkatherine-thompson/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/fMGQtl4JGzR731lnlBnt5vk93mY=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6Y2U4ZTplZmVkNGYwMGM5ZjkyNWE5MjYyNTdjODRiOGRhYWFhZTRkYzYzODY5NjBhN2RmNDM4OTU3OGUyM2NkZDViNWUzOmg6VDpO), Senior Fellow

*Congressional War Powers, US alliances.*

[Brandan Buck](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fbrandan-p-buck/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/BuPuyU_h4pnddeYNiliioS7bWsg=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6YTI5NDpmNWQ5NTQzNTM3OTg2YmZhZmUwM2FiYWNmNWQ0YWIyYzdjYzRhZGFlNzI0NzQwNGE4MTc0NjFiOTZiMGFiYWYyOmg6VDpO), Research Fellow

*Venezuela, national security.*

**Technology, AI, Privacy & Regulation**

[David Inserra](mailto:https://www.cato.org/people/david-inserra) — Fellow for Free Expression and Technology

*Censorship, free expression, and consumer impacts.*

**Immigration & Border Policy**

[David Bier](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fdavid-bier/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/z9NRCE4HwqGgdV9oaOp6juJOHd4=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6NTc4ZDpkNjMxNGIxYmJmMGZhMGY1ODVmYjJlNTQ4YmI1MmM1MGEzNDgxODIyODNlNzZjN2M2NDBjZjc3NGIwNTE4ZGY4Omg6VDpO) — Director of Immigration Studies and The Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy

*Border enforcement, legal immigration pathways, economic impacts, humanitarian concerns.*

[Alex Nowrasteh](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Falex-nowrasteh/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/VVV9zPPoM1_Z6BJ___hUZZuZfQs=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6ZWYzMTplMzMxY2EyZmMxNWVmNjAxZGUwNmI4ZDgyZTJhOGVmODZlYTUxMzEwMzZhZTNkMGEwNzZjNGU1NTA5ZjI5Y2Y2Omg6VDpO) — Senior Vice President for Policy

*Immigration economics, demographic trends, public safety claims.*

**Civil Liberties, Policing, Crime & Drug Policy**

[Clark Neily](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fclark-neily/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/QfEe9eBFOmV5Q0pn_lQuWf0R_fw=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6OWQ1MTo1MmUyZDVlODI1OTNkNTkzZGFiNGMyNzk1MjJkMjAyZGZiYzNhMTgzNjVmNDgwMzNjNTFhZjllZmM2YjJmNzMxOmg6VDpO) — Senior Vice President for Legal Studies

*Civil liberties, executive power, policing reform, criminal justice.*

[Brent Skorup](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fbrent-skorup/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/5aGv15iY16Wb4ICVkYacOnM70mA=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6ZWEyOTo2NTIwZWUxNWE0MWRiYjAzZTYxYjdkMDhlNDBlMDhkYjlhYjUzNGVjYmMxMDM2YTAwN2I2NjM2ZTYyYTg2NzMxOmg6VDpO) — Legal Fellow

*Executive power, regulation, Supreme Court*

**Healthcare & FDA Policy**

[Michael Cannon](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fmichael-f-cannon/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/ea2cQFwfwYW6ju9_EB0xM32HnIE=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6MDI2ODpjZTcwZTdkNzY5YjY0MGNjZGQwOTUzNGUyNGM0ZjkyMTE5NzYwMDFmNDQ0ZDA0OTYxN2FiNjY2MTBkYzMwZDliOmg6VDpO) — Director of Health Policy Studies

*Coverage, cost, insurance reform, federal healthcare spending.*

**Elections, Democracy & Governance**

[Walter Olson](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fwalter-olson/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/3Sqg0LD2GEK8P93neKPEICf9fnY=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6YWZjNDo2ZjA0ODY1OTM2ZGI3NmFiYzdmZWQxZDg2ZThjZWY0MzNlMGQ5OGY3MjIxMGI0Mjc1YTBmODQ5ZWFiYjI2NjE0Omg6VDpO) — Senior Fellow, Constitutional Studies

*Election governance, federalism, institutional reform, rule of law.*

**Trade, Tariffs & Global Supply Chains**

[Scott Lincicome](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fscott-lincicome/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/_Vw0Olt3mSRd6gjSbq-3Fhp4xF0=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6NGQzZDpkYjlhMTdjZWYwYzExZjA3ZGVmZDg4MDUzN2I3MmRkNWM5NDkzODI5ZDZjNDY0NzJhNDI5Yjk0YTY0ODBiZmRmOmg6VDpO) — Vice President of General Economics and Director of Trade & Prosperity

*Tariffs, trade wars, global competitiveness, industrial policy, supply-chain resilience.*

[Colin Grabow](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fcolin-grabow/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/DA9hiwNfgJwifEY3nh9ypnbux2w=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6OTkyOTphNmY4YmJlOWQxODFjZTBkNDQ0MGQ5MjZmNzg2ODYyMmUxYzc3MWRmZmZmNDJjYzkyMWYxODI1NzhmZDZlMWU1Omg6VDpO) — Research Fellow, Trade Policy

*Shipping, supply chains, Jones Act, trade logistics, global commerce impacts.*

[Tad DeHaven](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Ftad-dehaven/1/0100019b2d79fb58-277a2192-2677-437f-8666-fc5684004f77-000000/eUnuzwk5-35bPR2aMPt6HPspB0s=457___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjA4YmVmNmMzMGQ1NjU0YWJlYTY1NTVhMjg2NDM1OWE1Ojc6NGE1ZTo4ZTM5OWE1OGU4ZDg0MjdhZTVmMzZiOTg2ZjNhNTkxNjUwYTM2NmJmNjBlMzMxMGViMGYwZDUwYmE0M2VlMTQ1Omg6VDpO) — Policy Analyst

*Federal and state economic and fiscal policy, corporate equity, tariffs, agriculture.*

If you’d like commentary tonight or early tomorrow morning, we can arrange live interviews or written statements. Please let me know what you need and your deadlines.

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