White House haemorrhage: Top Trump economic aide Gary Cohn resigns
National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn waits to speak about tax reform during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on September 28, 2017. He has resigned. PHOTO | BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI | AFP
Cohn is just the latest in a long string of senior Trump advisers to resign or be fired, a virtually unprecedented turnover of administration staff.
The 57-year-old had strongly opposed Trump's decision to levy tariffs on steel and aluminium, which has sparked fears of a trade war.
"For several weeks Gary had been discussing with the president that it was nearing time for him to transition out. His departure date is to be determined but will be a few weeks from now," a White House official said.
WASHINGTON,
Donald Trump's White House was rocked by another high-profile resignation Tuesday, as top economic adviser Gary Cohn quit in protest at the president's decision to levy global steel tariffs.
