"...Mnuchin’s absence means Trump is without a trusted advisor and a steady hand who played a key role in his first campaign for president, and later implemented some of Trump’s most popular policies.
Now, Trump’s campaign is eager to highlight these policies to remind voters of the “Trump economy,” an era of tax cuts and low inflation, and to draw a sharp contrast with President Joe Biden’s first term.
A person close to Mnuchin who was granted anonymity in order to recount private conversations, said Mnuchin supports Trump’s 2024 run for president. But they did not know whether that support would translate into actively helping Trump in the primary or the general election.
Over the years, Trump has benefited from more than just Mnuchin’s counsel.
In 2016, Mnuchin was Trump’s national finance chairman during his first run for the White House. In that role, the well-connected Mnuchin tapped his networks to help the long-shot candidate raise millions of dollars to take on establishment Democrat Hillary Clinton..."