One day in the Oval Office, Cohn brought in the latest job numbers to Trump and Pence. “I have the most perfect job numbers you’re ever going to see,” Cohn said. “It’s all because of my tariffs,” Trump said. “They’re working.” Trump had yet to impose any tariffs, but he believed they were a good idea and knew Cohn disagreed with him. “You’re a fucking asshole,” Cohn said, half-joking and smacking Trump gently on the arm. Cohn turned to a Secret Service agent. “I just hit the president. If you want to shoot me, go ahead.” Cohn wrote a joke for Trump to use at the Gridiron Dinner: “We’ve made
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Cohn is such a clown sometimes, I love it.
