Cohn’s Departure Widens Policy Rift Between Party and President<br />A blunt and outspoken adviser, Mr. Cohn took on the sometimes lonely task of carrying the banner of free trade<br />and free markets, countering what he and Republican lawmakers viewed as a false narrative peddled by other advisers about the economic implications of protectionist policies.<br />2 Republican in the Senate, said on Wednesday he remained concerned<br />that the White House was not aligned with traditional Republican views on free trade.<br />Mr. Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has been the strongest opponent of economic policies<br />that have rankled Republican allies and business groups, especially Mr. Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on foreign products and scuttle multilateral trade agreements.<br />A senior Republican aide said on Wednesday that the departure would allow the White<br />House to move ahead with damaging economic policies that could stifle growth.
