Cohn, Cohn, gone

6 March 2018 By Christopher Beddor Follow @cbeddor

The ex-Goldman Sachs banker was a buffer against anti-trade voices in President Donald Trump’s administration. Now Gary Cohn is leaving, and Trump is ramping up protectionist talk. Markets have been phlegmatic about disorder in Washington. That can no longer be taken for granted.

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Gary Cohn plans to resign from his post as the top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, the White House said on March 6.

"It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform. I am grateful to the President for giving me this opportunity and wish him and the Administration great success in the future," Cohn said in a statement issued by the White House.

Cohn is a former chief operating officer of investment bank Goldman Sachs.

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