President Donald Trump will name Larry Kudlow as the next National Economic Council director, according to Wednesday afternoon reports from CNBC and the Washington Post.
Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn, who resigned as Trump’s top economic adviser last week.
Trump’s announcement naming Kudlow to the post could come as soon as Thursday, according to CNBC.
Kudlow served as an adviser to Trump during the 2016 campaign, but does not agree with the President on every issue. Kudlow will join the administration as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, a plan Kudlow has vocally opposed.
Kudlow is currently a CNBC commentator and hosts his own radio show. Trump, an avid cable news viewer, is likely drawn to Kudlow’s television chops. Previously, Kudlow worked on economic policy for Ronald Reagan’s administration.
Kudlow’s still alive? Or is that no longer a qualification for getting a job in this administration? Granted, his only other one is that he’s on TV.
From Wikipedia:
“Kudlow firmly denied that the United States would enter a recession in 2007, or that it was in the midst of a recession in early to mid-2008. In December 2007, he wrote: “The recession debate is over. It’s not gonna happen. Time to move on. At a bare minimum, we are looking at Goldilocks 2.0. (And that’s a minimum). The Bush boom is alive and well. It’s finishing up its sixth splendid year with many more years to come”.[22] In May 2008 he wrote: “President George W. Bush may turn out to be the top economic forecaster in the country” in his “‘R’ is for ‘Right’”.[23] He said that “I don’t believe we’re heading into a recession” in regards to the large Wall Street drop of August 4, 2011 and recent signs of weaknesses in the United States’ GDP.[24]”
Does one need security clearance for this post? Will the connection to any of his prior coke hookups (aka drug dealers) stand in the way of clearance (if needed) - such that before long he will be walked out and shuffled on to the Trump Campaign, Inc.?
IOW, more of the “All of the Best People”.
A move undoubtedly driven entirely by the fact that Trump has seen him on TV.
So maybe Tea Leoni could be appointed to replace Tillerson?