Gary Cohn, who has served as President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser since last year, will step down from his position, the White House confirmed Tuesday. He will leave his role as director of the National Economic Council in “the coming weeks,” according to New York Times, which first reported the news. Cohn had been rumored to be considering leaving the White House over concerns with Trump’s recently-announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Cohn, a free-trade advocate, had lobbied Trump against the tariffs, and in recent days had reportedly planned a meeting at the White House with representatives from the aluminum and steel industries in an apparently unsuccessful attempt to change the president’s mind. Trump publicly addressed those rumors in January, calling Cohn himself on stage to address them during a media availability.

Source: Huffington Post March 06, 2018 22:43 UTC