Gary Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council, questioned how the Trump administration will accomplish its objectives for trade with China. But he also has expressed an eagerness to host a signing summit at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for Chinese President Xi Jinping. But he was often bested by White House adviser Peter Navarro and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the administration’s leading protectionists. Trump announced his decision to reporters at that White House meeting. “They created that meeting without anyone knowing it,” Cohn said, adding that White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly had been blindsided by the move.

Source: Washington Post March 14, 2019 03:00 UTC