Gary CohnGary David CohnOn The Money: Markets soar on Pfizer vaccine news | EU imposes tariffs on B of US goods over Boeing | Business groups applaud Biden’s push for masks Former Trump economic aide Gary Cohn congratulates Biden The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by Facebook – Justice Barrett joins court; one week until Election Day MORE, a former top economic adviser to President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence to attend Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday Biden transition team to mull legal action over agency’s transition delays: reports Trump campaign lawyers worry about pushing lawsuits that could undermine election: report MORE, on Sunday congratulated President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenPence to attend Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday Biden transition team to mull legal action over agency’s transition delays: reports Manchin shoots down chance that Senate Democrats nix filibuster, expand court MORE on winning the 2020 election.
“Congrats to President-elect @joebiden and Vice President-elect @kamalaharris,” Cohn tweeted. “I wish them great success in leading our country. With over 145M votes cast, both campaigns should be applauded for getting an unprecedented number of citizens engaged in the democratic process.”
Cohn, a Democrat and former Goldman Sachs president, served as chairman of the White House National Economic Council in 2017 and early 2018. He was a key player in the administration’s work on Trump’s 2017 tax-cut law, but disagreed with the president on trade.
Cohn said in a CNBC interview in September that he wasn’t certain whom he was going to vote for in the presidential election, saying he was interested in seeing Biden and Trump debate economic issues.
Cohn’s tweet comes after major news networks projected on Saturday morning that Biden won the election. Trump hasn’t conceded. Several Republican politicians have congratulated Biden, while others have yet to do so.