the first year of trump's administration, was on president trump's short list to replace nikki haley, who announced her resignation earlier this week. powell informed the president of her decision to withdraw her name during a phone call yesterday. meanwhile, the decision came hours after trump took a swipe at gary cohen who worked with powell at goldman sachs. cohen resigned from the white house after clashing with the president over trade policy. >> looks like rob porter and gary cohen were the sources for that book. >> i was very good to both of them. it could have been. a lot of people have said that. you know, gary cohen -- i could tell stories about him like you wouldn't believe. >> the election countdown continues with just 25 days to