WASHINGTON – Long before Elon Musk took on the mission of demolishing government waste, President-elect Donald Trump had another favorite billionaire, Carl Icahn, whom he tapped in 2017 to streamline government regulation during his first year in office.
Icahn, a famed corporate raider with a Fifth Avenue office two blocks away from Trump Tower, lasted seven months as Trump’s unpaid adviser on regulatory reform. The blunt businessman resigned amid a swirl of ethical questions over changes to […]
Before Elon Musk, Trump tapped another billionaire to cut costs. It didn't end well