As a long-expected shake-up begins in the West Wing, President Trump has been asking key Republicans for their opinions about two possible replacements as White House chief of staff: Gary Cohn, a moderate voice who’s his current economic adviser; and David Urban, a Republican lobbyist now on the outside.
In true reality-TV style, the conversations are setting up a bake-off between the two men — at least in the minds of those whose opinions Trump is soliciting (and, of course, some of them yap). That’s feeding uncertainty for his current chief, Reince Priebus, and everyone who works for him…
What we’re hearing: Cohn, who’d love the job as chief, is nonetheless rightly wary of that particular promotion, and instead is keeping his eye on an even grander prize.
Friends say that after his current gig, Cohn would love to be named … chair of the Federal Reserve.
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