Gary Cohn on Bob Woodward book on Trump White House

National Economic Council
director Gary Cohn
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• Gary Cohn, the former chief economic adviser to President
  Donald Trump, pushed back on veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s
  explosive new book, “Fear: Trump in the White House.”
• Cohn is featured heavily in the book and some of Woodward’s
  most explosive revelations revolve around Cohn.
• “This book does not accurately portray my experience at
  the White House,” Cohn told the news website Axios.
• According to Axios, Cohn’s extensive role in the book has
  led Trump to believe Cohn was one of Woodward’s sources.

Gary Cohn, the former top economic adviser to President Donald
Trump, pushed back Tuesday on veteran journalist Bob
Woodward’s portrayal of his time in the White House
in a new book.

“This book does not accurately portray my experience at the
White House,” Cohn
told the news website Axios in a statement. “I am proud
of my service in the Trump Administration, and I continue to
support the President and his economic agenda.”

Cohn is
quoted extensively in the book, titled “Fear:
Trump in the White House,” and the relationship between the
former Goldman Sachs executive and Trump is a key focus of
Woodward’s reporting. 

Some of the more explosive allegations in the book also
deal with Cohn, such as the detail that the former economic
adviser
stole documents off of Trump’s desk to prevent the president
from pulling the US out of major trade deals.

Cohn did not deny any specific allegations made in the
book.

According to Axios, Cohn’s outsize role in the book has led
Trump and other administration officials to assume that Cohn was
a source for Woodward. According to the author, “Fear” is based
on extensive interviews with former and current members of the
Trump administration, and many interviews were taped for
posterity.

While the White House has
denounced Woodward’s book, the scenes of dysfunction are
similar to other reports about the chaotic nature of the Trump
administration.