Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump’s Top Economic Adviser
It leaves Mr. Trump surrounded primarily by advisers with strong protectionist views who advocate the types of aggressive trade measures, like tariffs, that Mr. Cohn fought. Mr. Cohn was viewed by Republican lawmakers as the steady hand who could prevent Mr. Trump from engaging in activities that could trigger a trade war. Even the mere threat, last August, that Mr. Cohn might leave sent the financial markets tumbling. On Tuesday, news of Mr. Cohn’s plan to resign rattled markets,…