Scoop: Thomas Donohue to leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• The Chamber worked closely with the Trump administration on economic and trade policy, and played a role in the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement.
• But Donohue recently found himself in hot water for distancing himself from some Republican lawmakers and endorsing a slate of House Democrats last cycle, leading to a tense phone call with President Trump, Axios reported in September.

The big picture: Donohue was among many CEOs who called on Trump in mid-November to acknowledge the outcome of the election and began cooperating with the incoming Biden administration.

• "President-elect Biden and the team around him have a wealth of executive branch experience that should allow them to hit the ground running," Donohue said.