Cohn’s Departure Widens Policy Rift Between Party and President
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Cohn’s Departure Widens Policy Rift Between Party and President
A blunt and outspoken adviser, Mr. Cohn took on the sometimes lonely task of carrying the banner of free trade
and free markets, countering what he and Republican lawmakers viewed as a false narrative peddled by other advisers about the economic implications of protectionist policies.
2 Republican in the Senate, said on Wednesday he remained concerned
that the White House was not aligned with traditional Republican views on free trade.
Mr. Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has been the strongest opponent of economic policies
that have rankled Republican allies and business groups, especially Mr. Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on foreign products and scuttle multilateral trade agreements.
A senior Republican aide said on Wednesday that the departure would allow the White
House to move ahead with damaging economic policies that could stifle growth.
A blunt and outspoken adviser, Mr. Cohn took on the sometimes lonely task of carrying the banner of free trade
and free markets, countering what he and Republican lawmakers viewed as a false narrative peddled by other advisers about the economic implications of protectionist policies.
2 Republican in the Senate, said on Wednesday he remained concerned
that the White House was not aligned with traditional Republican views on free trade.
Mr. Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has been the strongest opponent of economic policies
that have rankled Republican allies and business groups, especially Mr. Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on foreign products and scuttle multilateral trade agreements.
A senior Republican aide said on Wednesday that the departure would allow the White
House to move ahead with damaging economic policies that could stifle growth.