Gary Cohn won't say how much Russia probes threaten Trump agenda
Just one day before highly anticipated testimony by former FBI Director James Comey, the Trump White House appears undeterred and adamant on moving ahead with Mr. Trump's domestic agenda.
On "CBS This Morning" Wednesday, National Economic Council chief Gary Cohn would not provide clear answers to how much of a threat the focus on the investigations into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was to Mr. Trump's agenda.
"We're here to implement the president's agenda," said Cohn. "The president ran on a pro-economic-growth, pro-job-creation agenda. That's what we're doing. We're working every day to do that, and we're just plowing ahead with that."
Mr. Trump was traveling to Cincinnati on Wednesday to speak about revitalizing the inland water system as part of the White House's ongoing "Infrastructure Week."
The trip follows Mr. Trump's Monday announcement where he introduced plans to privatize the nation's air traffic control system.
"This is the first important step to clearing the runway for more jobs, lower prices and much much much better transportation," Mr. Trump said.
The move, which was part of Mr. Trump's budget blueprint, proposes a shifting of air traffic control operations from the FAA to a not-for-profit, non-government entity. The administration is proposing that Congress pass legislation that would allow the U.S. to implement this model, which is already used in over 50 countries, including Canada and Australia.
"We're doing all of these things to make American citizens' lives better," Cohn said. "We're trying to improve the quality of life of American citizens, and we're committed to that agenda."
When asked if the president plans to follow along with Comey's Senate hearing Thursday, Cohn said that he's "got the president booked up on a bunch of infrastructure projects" and that Mr. Trump will be "fully engaged" with governors and mayors from across the country to talk about them.
