Gary Cohn quits as Donald Trump's chief economic adviser

Former Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn has resigned his post as the director of Donald Trump’s National Economic Council.

Described as an "economic-policy powerhouse" by the Wall Street Journal, Cohn has long been perceived as the economic policy brains of the Trump administration.

Mr Cohn’s departure comes on the heels of President Trump’s controversial decision to levy tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

In the wake of Mr Cohn’s resignation President Trump told the New York Times: “Gary has been my chief economic adviser and did a superb job in driving our agenda, helping to deliver historic tax cuts and reforms and unleashing the American economy once again. He is a rare talent, and I thank him for his dedicated service to the American people.”

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