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Trump’s key economic policy adviser resigns
Signs that all is not well among personnel in the inner circle of President Donald Trump has continued to emerge after his top economic adviser Gary Cohn stepped down from his post.
Moments after resigning, Cohn, 57, who is a former president of the Goldman Sachs bank issued a statement saying it was an honour to enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people.
“It has been an honour to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform,” Mr Cohn said in his statement.
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“I am grateful to the president for giving me this opportunity and wish him and the administration great success in the future.”
His resignation is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from President Trump’s team.
On the 1st of March, one of Trump’s longest-serving and most trusted aides, Hope Hicks resigned from her job as White House communications director.
Also in February, White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned from his position following allege abuse by his ex-wives, while another aide David Sorensen, White House speech writer resigned two days before Porter after domestic abuse allegations were leveled against him.
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