Donald Trump on Gary Cohn

Quotes by Donald Trump on His First National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn

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2016 - March 2018
Oct 11, 2018

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Quotes by Donald Trump on His First National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn

THEN

2016 - March 2018

Donald Trump on Gary Cohn Then
“As my top economic adviser, Gary Cohn is going to put his talents as a highly successful businessman to work for the American people. He will help craft economic policies that will grow wages for our workers, stop the exodus of jobs overseas and create many great new opportunities for Americans who have been struggling.”
- Dec 12, 2016
“He doesn’t know this, but yes he is [on the short list to head the Federal Reserve]… I’ve known Gary for a long time, but I’ve gained great respect for Gary working with him, so Gary certainly would be in the mix.”
- July 25, 2017

Washington Post, July 25, 2017
Trump says he’s considering top aide Gary Cohn for Fed chair

(retrieved 2/1/19)
“This is Gary Cohn‘s last meeting in the Cabinet, and of the Cabinet, and he’s been terrific. He may be globalist, but I still like him. He is seriously a globalist. There’s no question. But you know what? In his own way, he’s a nationalist, because he loves our country.”
- March 8, 2018

Real Clear Politics, March 8, 2018
Trump Thanks 'Globalist Gary' Cohn For White House Service

(retrieved 2/1/19)
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NOW

Oct 11, 2018

Donald Trump on Gary Cohn Now
“Gary Cohn, I could tell stories about him like you wouldn’t believe. Gary Cohn could have been [a leaker]. Although he issued a statement that, you know, gee, he has great respect for the administration, etc., etc. But what does that mean? It could very well have been. Don’t forget, Gary Cohn never thought we could ever make this deal with Mexico and never thought in a million years we could make the deal with Canada. He thought – one of the reasons he left, he never thought we could make those deals. And we not only made the deals, we made phenomenal deals.”
Oct 11, 2018 -

Fox News (via Factbase), Oct 11, 2018
Interview: Donald Trump Calls In to Fox and Friends for An Interview - October 11, 2018

(retrieved 2/1/19)
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