Not even the White House is immune from the economic trend that's been called the "great resignation” as employers struggle to fill vacancies and workers jump to new jobs at record rates.

Paul Winfree, a former Trump White House director of budget policy, doubted that the holdup on the economic update was on Trump's radar. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, noted that the law requires the White House to update its budget forecast. In 2017, the Trump administration criticized the Obama administration for rosy expectations of growth during the Great Recession more than a decade ago. An updated forecast in the mid-session review could make the Trump White House a similar target for criticism. This is a White House that is in denial about the trajectory of the economy.___Associated Press writers Alexandra Jaffe and Emily Swanson in Washington contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. It almost feels like today is the first day," Trump said at another point in the meeting. "So Im very happy, and the markets up very big, Trump said earlier in the day at another White House meeting. Trump met with restaurant owners and executives in the afternoon. I think you're going to have to open a lot of additional restaurants in this country," Trump told the executives.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. It almost feels like today is the first day," Trump said at another point in the meeting. "So Im very happy, and the markets up very big, Trump said earlier in the day at another White House meeting. Trump met with restaurant owners and executives in the afternoon. I think you're going to have to open a lot of additional restaurants in this country," Trump told the executives.

(CNN) - Expanding legal immigration could boost the American economy, said outgoing White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett. "We could absolutely improve the economy with immigration reform, and that's why we rolled out a plan to do that," Hassett said. Hassett, who will leave office soon, advocated for a points-based immigration system, which would consider factors like education to determine an immigrant's eligibility. Immigrant rights advocates object to Trump's merit-based immigration plan, arguing it favors well-off immigrants over asylum seekers and people without means. Trade deal hopesOn trade negotiations with China, Hassett said he believed all want to get a deal done.