Gary Cohn is a former Goldman Sachs banker who washed into the Trump Administration when they were draining the swamp. He is presently the Director of the National Economic Council and at the top of most pundits’ list to succeed Janet Yellen as Chair of the Federal Reserve once her term ends in February 2018; or at least he was.
Cohn, who is Jewish, was standing next to Trump when Trump said that there were "fine people" marching among Nazis and KKK members. Cohn later gave an interview to the Financial Times where he said that “citizens standing up for equality and freedom can never be equated with white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the KKK.” And, according to the Washington Post, has privately voiced his frustration and shock at Trump’s comments and even considered resigning. While it may seem standard for a politician to condemn hate groups, Cohn’s remarks reportedly angered Trump.
I imagine Cohn is a smart guy and knows a lot about finance, but he has no formal background in economics and no relevant experience in monetary economics. So I really hope his comments have reduced his chances to be in charge of the Federal Reserve. He is unqualified for that position.
Cohn’s reaction to Trump’s comments equating Nazis with anti-Nazis is how a non-bigot should react. So I guess he's better than other people in the administration. But Cohn still deserves the label of fascist collaborator. He expressed no qualms when the targets of Trump’s bigotry were Muslims, Latinos, Blacks, Asians, immigrants, women, etc. Only after Cohn felt a group he belongs to was the target did he find his conscious. Has he never encountered the Martin Niemöller quote? How is he shocked that Jews are also among the targets of the bigots who support the President he works for.
No comments:
Post a Comment