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March 15, 2018

Trump picks camera-proven Kudlow as top economic aide

  • It was on CNBC that Larry Kudlow gained a high-profile platform for explaining, defending and — at times — faulting Trump's economic agenda.
  • By JOSH BOAK and KEN THOMAS
    AP Writers

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has chosen Larry Kudlow to be his top economic aide, elevating the influence of a long-time fixture on the CNBC business news network who previously served in the Reagan administration and has emerged as a leading evangelist for tax cuts and a smaller government.

    Kudlow told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has accepted the offer, saying the U.S. economy is poised to take off after Trump signed $1.5 trillion worth of tax cuts into law.


     
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