MSNBC: Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump’s Top Economic Adviser

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TODD: "We are back. Breaking news. There had been rumors all weekend that if the president went through with his tariff threats on steel and aluminum that Gary Cohn his chief economic adviser would resign. That is indeed what is happening. He has resigned. President Trump said this to 'The New York Times'. Gary has been my chief economic adviser and did a superb job in driving our agenda helping to drive tax cuts and unleashing the American economy once again. He is a rare talent and I thank him for his dedicated service to the American people. No obviously reference in there to the disagreement, but on tariffs, Gary Cohn has been the leading opponent of this tariff idea inside the White House. He’s been trying to rally support from CEOs to come talk to the president. Obviously this has not gone that well because, again, one of the things our reporting had indicated over the weekend was that if indeed these tariffs were going to be policy, that Cohn felt that there was nothing left for him to do other than resign, and here we are. So the news Gary Cohn resigning just the latest. President Trump himself almost hinted at it in a tweet this morning. Hindsight when we look at that tweet, talking about people coming and going, he knew he was having another major exit today."