Trump says he has 'stories' about Gary Cohn 'like you wouldn't believe'
President Trump wants everyone to know he has dirt on his former economic adviser.
During a Fox & Friends interview Thursday morning, host Brian Kilmeade suggested to Trump that Gary Cohn, the former director of the National Economic Council, might have been one of the sources for Bob Woodward's explosive book Fear. Trump responded that he "could very well have been." Cohn is a major player in the Woodward book, which details a White House in chaos: One section describes him stealing documents off the president's desk so he can't sign them.
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Cohn has publicly stated that Woodward's book is not accurate and that he's proud of his time spent in the White House, but the president didn't seem to buy that denial. "But what does that mean?" Trump said of Cohn's statement. He also suggested Cohn never believed in him anyway, saying he never thought Trump would be able to re-negotiate trade deals with Mexico and Canada. Watch Trump's comments below. Brendan Morrow
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