Gary Cohn, Trumps Adviser, Said to Have Drafted Resignation Letter After Charlottesville
Source: NY Times
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and KATE KELLYAUG. 25, 2017
A prominent Jewish member of President Trump’s administration said that the White House “can and must do better” in consistently condemning hate groups.
The sharp critique from Mr. Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn, came nearly two weeks after deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., in response to a rally led by white nationalist groups. Mr. Cohn, who is Jewish, seriously considered resigning and even drafted a letter of resignation, according to two people familiar with the draft.
In his first public remarks on the national dialogue about the violence, Mr. Cohn said in an interview on Thursday with the Financial Times, that as a “patriotic American” he did not want to leave his job as the director of the national economic council. “But I also feel compelled to voice my distress over the events of the last two weeks,” Mr. Cohn said.
In the days after the Charlottesville rally, when Mr. Trump defended white nationalist protesters, Jewish members of the administration were mostly silent. Mr. Cohn is so far one of the few in the administration to publicly condemn the president’s remarks. Military leaders posted messages on social media denouncing neo-Nazis and racism, but did not specifically mention the commander in chief. Public deviation from the president by the military is unusual.
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The criticism is getting closer and closer to trump's "inner circle".
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...you gets no credit, Cohn... 
