President Donald Trump will name Larry Kudlow, CNBC TV host, as the next head of the White House National Economic Council, two sources familiar with the decision according to CNN.
Trump apparently offered Kudlow the job Tuesday night during a phone call and he accepted.
BREAKING: President Trump names economist and conservative media analyst Larry Kudlow to head National Economic Council, a source tells CNN https://t.co/zQPIkxaY7q pic.twitter.com/bhaYm336XF— CNN (@CNN) March 14, 2018
Kudlow will be Trump's second top economic adviser after Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive who held the position for a year, resigned earlier this month over disagreements regarding the President's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Folks were quick to point out some choice facts about Kudlow:
Larry Kudlow will reportedly be named Trump's top economic adviser. He isn't an economist, but he does play on one TV: https://t.co/kkeCNVy7Ap pic.twitter.com/eyd0Pv4BnC— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 14, 2018
Seven months into the recession, Kudlow was still arguing that there was no recession or housing crisis, arguing that America was “in a mental recession, not an actual recession.” https://t.co/ltMVuQektJ— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 14, 2018
Kudlow lectured single parents about poverty despite admitting he had “virtually no knowledge in this field.” https://t.co/v5TdAXkQ75— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 14, 2018
Kudlow argued that men hugging each other in public shows “weakness” and lacks "dignity.” https://t.co/rttafzylrZ— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 14, 2018
Kudlow “argued that banks that manipulated benchmark interest rates (LIBOR) were actually the victims, rather than criminals” https://t.co/eFRcWKQ0JU— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 14, 2018
OK, so it's Kudlow for top economic adviser. At least he's reliable -- that is, he's reliably wrong about everything. We all make mistakes, but if Kudlow says it, you know it won't happen https://t.co/SREfSH7B7z— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 14, 2018
Larry Kudlow: spent $100k/month on cocaine— Luisa Haynes (@wokeluisa) March 14, 2018
Also Larry Kudlow: will advise Trump on how to spend tax payers' money
"Only the best people"
Larry Kudlow, a man who spent $100,000/month on cocaine, will advise Trump on smart ways to spend our money.https://t.co/IikXGYDDNk— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) March 14, 2018
