A Brain based on Ego - and contempt for Trade

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From the Washington Post of 6 Mar 2018:

Business Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, to resign amid differences on trade policy
Gary Cohn, the White House's top economic adviser, announced Tuesday he was leaving the administration amid a major internal clash over President Trump's sharp and sudden pivot toward protectionist trade policies.

... his departure as National Economic Council director leaves the White House without a financial heavyweight ...

Cohn's resignation announcement is the latest jolt to a White House that has been ... unable to retain its top talent. Last week, communications director Hope Hicks and deputy communications director Josh Raffel announced their resignations.

In February, staff secretary Rob Porter was forced out over domestic abuse allegations. And the year began with the departures of deputy national security adviser Dina Powell as well as Cohn’s deputy on the National Economic Council, Jeremy Katz. ...

In the past week, Trump has said he will impose tariffs that hit imports from Canada, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Turkey, South Korea, and a range of other countries, threatening to escalate the penalties if any nation dare to retaliate. ...

Trump went on to argue that his White House is a talent magnet, even though chief of staff John F. Kelly has struggled to recruit experienced candidates for top-level jobs in the administration.

Trump cannot keep people long enough to do what he does best. "You're fired."