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Cohn's out:

 

Calling Nazis very fine people is one thing. But tariffs . . .

 

It's early yet, but...

 

Hmm, I thought tariffs were just a negotiating ploy to get a better deal for the USA and that Trump was really committed to free trade.

 

How does this change that?

Gary D. Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday.

The officials insisted there was no single factor behind the departure of Mr. Cohn, who heads the National Economic Council. But his decision to leave came after he seemed poised to lose an internal struggle amid a Wild West-style process over Mr. Trump’s plan to impose large tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

“Gary has been my chief economic adviser and did a superb job in driving our agenda, helping to deliver historic tax cuts and reforms and unleashing the American economy once again,” Mr. Trump said in a statement to The New York Times. “He is a rare talent, and I thank him for his dedicated service to the American people.”

Mr. Cohn is expected to leave in the coming weeks. He will join a string of recent departures by senior White House officials, including Mr. Trump’s communications director and a powerful staff secretary.

In a statement, Mr. Cohn said he had been pleased to work on “pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform.” White House officials said that Mr. Cohn was leaving on cordial terms with the president and that they planned to continue discussing policy even after his departure.

 

Joe's collecting chits:

 

The Trump Administration has now lost more men than the French did at Agincourt.

 

Do you find it odd that there have been so many departures from the Trump Administration over the course of its first 14 months?

 

Big day for Bumble.

So great to see them supporting gender diversity!

 

Not really.

Previous presidents, with years spent in the world of politics, come into office with far more people that they've worked with previously.

Trump didn't have that, and is still working to find the right mix.

 

But he promised us only the best people would be joining him. If he's as brilliant as he claims, why didn't he get it right from the start regardless of his background? I also thought his outsider status was a plus.