Trump Reportedly Briefly Considered Naming Gary Cohn CIA Director

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 8: (AFP OUT) Outgoing Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn (Back) listens to US President Donald J. Trump (front) deliver remarks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet, i... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 8: (AFP OUT) Outgoing Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn (Back) listens to US President Donald J. Trump (front) deliver remarks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 8, 2018 in Washington, DC, (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump discussed with Gary Cohn, his former top economic adviser, the possibility of Cohn taking over CIA director, only to quickly change his mind, Politico reported Monday, citing three people close to Trump.

Trump “informally offered” Cohn the position and Cohn had agreed to take it, but the President later decided to nominate deputy CIA director Gina Haspel instead, according to Politico. Cohn resigned as Trump’s top economic adviser earlier in March but told associates that he would return to the Trump administration for “the right big job,” per Politico.

Cohn and Trump discussed other positions for Cohn when Cohn first told Trump that he planned to resign, and the two continued discussions after the White House announced Cohn’ departure, Politico reported.

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  1. Cohn would have been a badd pick to run CIA, but he ultimately did not make the cut because he is not the worst possible pick as per usual trump M.O.

    Having somebody wholly unqualified running the CIA is actually a touch better than having a qualified but known torturer running the CIA.

  2. Nicely played, Cohn. Trump likes demonstrating that everyone has his or her price, and you certainly proved it true where you’re concerned. You think about leaving after Charlottesville, but don’t, then you walk out over tariffs but offer to walk back in for another big job? Pfft. Attention junkies, they’re pathetic. If you can’t sacrifice that or anything else you need to sacrifice, if you can’t walk away and stay away, then you do, in fact, always have a price you can be bought for.

  3. Cher from Clueless put more thought into her daily wardrobe than BLOATUS does into running the executive branch.

  4. OT but have you seen this shit ! Jim Carrey - my new favorite artist. Talk about grabbing the essence!

  5. No surprise. WH insiders also confide Ivanka at one time was in line for head of NASA and Jared Kushner was slated as Prime Minister of Germany, once Facebook took Merkel down.

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