Trump taps Peter Navarro as senior trade adviser

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Kalé Carey (Reporter), Michael Edwards (Video Editor)

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Peter Navarro as the senior counselor for the Office of Trade and Manufacturing. Trump made the announcement through a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

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Navarro is no stranger to the White House. He previously served in a similar role during Trump’s first term as president.

Further in the announcement, Trump said Navarro will “help successfully advance and communicate the Trump Manufacturing, Tariff and Trade Agendas.”

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In the weeks following his presidential win, Trump has threatened a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, and a 60% tariff on Chinese imports.

Navarro wanted more aggressive tariffs during Trump’s initial administration. He aided the former president during trade deals between South Korea and the United States. Trump also credited Navarro with enforcing his rules to buy American products and hire American workers.

NAFTA was later replaced during Trump’s term with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The USMCA took effect in 2020 and Trump claimed he replaced NAFTA with the USMCA to “help grow the North American economy.”

Trump also claimed Navarro was “treated horribly by the Deep State,” referencing Navarro’s recent stint in a Miami federal prison. Navarro served four months for going against a subpoena from the House committee as it investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Within a day of the announcement, Navarro released an opinion post on the Washington Times. In it, he described his conviction as unjust and expressed his frustration for Hunter Biden’s sweeping pardon.

Navarro obtained a doctorate degree in economics from Harvard University and later worked as a professor in California.

He also previously ran for San Diego mayor in the ’90s and later as a Democratic nominee for Congress.

Tags: Donald Trump, Jan. 6, Manufacturing, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Trade, United States

[Karah Rucker]

DONALD TRUMP’S LATEST ADMINISTRATION PICK STRENGTHENS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT’S PROMISE TO BRING TARIFF’S ON U-S IMPORTS.

ECONOMIST PETER NAVARRO IS CHOSEN AS THE SENIOR COUNSELOR FOR TRADE AND MANUFACTURING.

NAVARRO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE WHITE HOUSE …SERVING IN A SIMILAR POSITION DURING TRUMP’S FIRST TERM AND OBTAINING HIS EDUCATION FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

TRUMP POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL…SAYING NAVARRO WILL BRING EXPERIENCE WHILE USING HIS POLICY AND MEDIA SKILLS… AND HE WILL “HELP SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCE AND COMMUNICATE THE TRUMP MANUFACTURING, TARIFF, AND TRADE AGENDAS.”

IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING HIS PRESIDENTIAL WIN…TRUMP THREATENED TWENTY FIVE PERCENT TARIFFS ON MEXICO AND CANADA. ANNOUNCING ANOTHER TEN PERCENT ON CHINESE IMPORTS.

NAVARRO WANTED MORE AGGRESSIVE TARIFFS DURING TRUMP’S INITIAL ADMINISTRATION…HELPING THE FORMER PRESIDENT NEGOTIATE TRADE DEALS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES. TRUMP ALSO CREDITS HIS ENFORCEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT’S RULES TO BUY AMERICAN AND HIRE AMERICAN.

IN WEDNESDAY’S ANNOUCEMENT…TRUMP SAID NAVARRO WAS TREATED HORRIBLY BY THE DEEP STATE–REFERENCING NAVARRO’S RECENT STINT IN A FEDERAL PRISON.

NAVARRO SERVED FOUR MONTHS FOR GOING AGAINST A SUBPOENA FROM THE HOUSE COMMITTEE AS THEY INVESTIGATED THE JANUARY SIXTH ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL.

IN AN OPINION POST FOR WASHINGTON TIMES…NAVARRO DESCRIBES HIS CONVICTION AS UNJUST WHILE EXPRESSING HIS FRUSTRATION FOR HUNTER BIDEN’S SWEEPING PARDON.

NAVARRO PREVIOUSLY RAN FOR SAN DIEGO MAYOR IN THE NINETIES AND LATER AS A DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M KARAH RUCKER.