White House chief economic adviser Cohn, dumps Trump
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u.s. white house national economic council director gary cohn is set to resign from his post following president donald trumps planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum1 cohn departure would increase the number of white house officials who had either been sacked or resigned from the trumps administration1 reports say cohn who opposed trumps planned tariffs hinted the white house about his resignation last week and reportedly tried getting the president to change course1 cohn who served as president trumps chief economic adviser since the beginning of the administration would likely step down from his post in few weeks from now after several weeks of talk with the president1 it has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the american people in particular the passage of historic tax reform cohn said in a statement to fox news1 i am grateful to the president for giving me this opportunity and wish him and the administration great success in the future1 cohns policy portfolio included tax and retirement infrastructure the financial system energy and environment healthcare agriculture global economics international trade and development and technology telecommunications and cybersecurity1