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Trump Taps China Hawk Peter Navarro As Senior Counselor For Trade, Manufacturing

Navarro served as an economic and trade advisor during the first Trump administration.

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: Former director of the US Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro walks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he has selected Peter Navarro to serve as his Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.

“During my First Term, few were more effective or tenacious than Peter in enforcing my two sacred rules, Buy American, Hire American,” Trump posted on social media. “He helped me renegotiate unfair Trade Deals like NAFTA and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), and moved every one of my Tariff and Trade actions FAST.”

Trump said Navarro’s skill set is a perfect match for the position, which will harness his policy knowledge, analytic skills, and media prowess.

“Peter is not just a superb, Harvard-trained Economist, he is a noted author of more than a dozen bestselling books on strategic business management and unfair Trade,” Trump added. “He did a superb job for the American People in my First Term. Peter will do even better as Senior Counselor to protect American Workers, and truly Make American Manufacturing Great Again.”

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Trump said that the 75-year-old had been “treated horribly by the Deep State” over the last few years, a reference to Navarro being incarcerated for four months because he refused to cooperate with the Democrat-led House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot.

After Navarro was released five months ago, he gave a fiery speech at the Republican National Convention after receiving nearly a minute-long standing ovation.

“The January 6 committee demanded that I betray Donald John Trump to save my own skin,” Navarro said. “I refused.”

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