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The left says Gary Cohn’s White House resignation is different from the others

Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn, left, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are both former executives with Goldman Sachs, and together are heading up the Trump administration's supposedly "populist" tax reform plan. (AP)
Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn, left, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are both former executives with Goldman Sachs, and together are heading up the Trump administration's supposedly "populist" tax reform plan. (AP)
By Bria Felicien
March 7, 2018

Gary Cohn, Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, resigned on Tuesday. Does his departure mean more than the others?

A roundup of editorials on the issue:

1. Gary Cohn's breaking point 

From The Week: "You can only push a man so far."

2. Why Gary Cohn's White House resignation is different 

From FiveThirtyEight: Lots of people have left President Trump's White House. Those departures never seemed likely to have a real impact on policy.

3. Cohn's depature is a watershed moment for US economic policy

From The Hill: "It represents an important shift in the White House's trade orientation."

ExploreFrom the right: The right has issue’s with the ‘Sam Nunberg parade’ on national TV

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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