There goes another one

The departures of two of the Trump administration's top economic advisers -- Kevin Hassett and Tomas Philipson -- in the midst of an economic recession and the president's reelection campaign is puzzling D.C. and igniting speculation all is not well on the Donald Trump ship-of-state.

  IBTimes

Speculation??? It's plain as the nose on your face.

Philipson's resignation is new to me.  And I can't find any report that gives a reason for his resignation.

Their departures follow those of four other top officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) who resigned over the past two weeks for personal reasons and after clashing with Trump.

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Philipson, the acting chairman of the CEA [Council of Economic Advisers], has resigned. An expert in health care economics, Philipson took over as CEA chairman in July 2019 after serving as a member of the CEA for almost two years.

Prior to serving the Trump administration, Philipson also worked as a senior economic advisor during former President George Bush's term. He was also a health care advisor to Senator John McCain during the latter's presidential campaign.

He previously served as the professor of public policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, but took a leave of absence to serve as a CEA member. Philipson will return to this job.

He also tested positive for coronavirus.