Trump Believes Cohn Will Leave If Tariffs Instituted, Sources Say [View all]
Source: Bloomberg News
By Jennifer Jacobs and Margaret Talev
March 6, 2018, 9:39 AM EST
President Donald Trump has told advisers that he believes economic adviser Gary Cohn will leave his White House job if Trump decides to go forward with tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, people familiar with the matter say.
Cohn has mounted a last-ditch effort, along with other administration officials and some Republican lawmakers, to head off steep tariffs that threaten to unleash a global trade war.
Cohn has been summoning executives from U.S. companies that depend on the metals to meet this week with Trump to try to blunt or halt the tariffs, according to those familiar with the meeting planning. It’s unclear whether Cohn’s moves would be enough to change the president’s mind.
Trump said in a tweet Tuesday there may be more staff turnover, even as he denied his administration is chaotic.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-06/trump-said-to-be-convinced-cohn-will-leave-if-tariffs-instituted
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