new york/washington president donald trump turnabout violence charlottesville virginia rock administration lead rise speculation top officials may look way parade business executives break tie trump wednesday day blame white nationalists counter-protesters equal measure weekend clash leave one woman dead frustrate aid could next trump remark leave wonder stick president come high cost reputations lot us join administration think could bring experience expertise president opportunity gain business career encourage restraint say publicly ally say one senior official contemplate whether resign yesterday clear way anyone even marine general restrain trump impulses counter see tv read web hop retire general john kelly trump new chief staff could impose form discipline trump predecessor reince priebus could kelly stand eye fix floor trump veer off-script manhattan office tower tuesday president accuse protesters rally neo-nazi white supremacist group charlottesville violent uproar follow chief executives company merck co inc armour inc intel corp campbell soup co 3m co quit advisory councils white house trump dissolve councils exodus executives spark talk gary cohn trump top white house economic adviser key liaison u.s. business community might resign protest well cohn jewish upset trump remark though remain administration source say cohn along treasury secretary steven mnuchin transportation secretary elaine chao stand trump remark trump tower tuesday cohn particular look self-conscious uncomfortable want position ... good hide body language say former administration official know cohn cohn comment president language david shulkin u.s. secretary veterans affairs tell reporters wednesday jewish american outrage neo-nazis white supremacist group felt obligate speak go condone way behavior nazis believe clearly tolerate shulkin say ask whether appropriate compare action white nationalists protesters oppose shulkin however defend trump approach think clear totally unacceptable shulkin say cohn come white house successful career goldman sachs group inc mindful effect trump tenure could professional reputation worry reputation trash much valuable anything else former administration official say cohn serve point man top white house priorities tax reform rebuild nation infrastructure efforts muddle trump increasingly combative relationship congress one strain even comment charlottesville cohn departure would set back efforts perhaps give upper hand white house group advisers seek scale back foreign trade say wall street executive ask name gary know moderate influence executive say may give short-term satisfaction see gary go may bad country long term calculation think best country versus best gary steve bannon white house senior adviser close tie far-right group tell american prospect interview publish wednesday constantly butt head cohn issue trade china fight fight every day bannon say cowan company financial service firm say wednesday departure pragmatic business-friendly cohn could adversely affect market us big question tip point would cause national economic council director gary cohn quit firm write trump think highly cohn speak often financial sacrifice make leave goldman join administration widely consider lead candidate chair u.s. federal reserve trump choose retain janet yellen decision would insulate cohn day-to-day drama trump white house likely months away meantime cohn decide whether stick another wall street executive tell reuters trump remark may prove much yesterday cohn great job insulate trump stay economic lane sudden stand behind go rampage true price work come home executive say trump 's crisis spur talk white house departures