Washington: President-elect Donald Trump announced that Peter Navarro will serve as “Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing” in his next White House term. Navarro was previously a top trade aide for Trump during his first term.
“I am pleased to announce that Peter Navarro, a man who was treated horribly by the Deep State, or whatever else you would like to call it, will serve as my 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 said in a post on Truth Social.
“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 added.
Navarro, 75, will be tasked with helping to “successfully advance and communicate the Trump Manufacturing, Tariff, and Trade Agendas,” Trump wrote in a pair of Truth Social posts revealing the pick.
The selection came less than five months after Navarro’s release from prison. He served a roughly four-month sentence in a federal prison facility in Miami for defying a congressional subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. He was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress. Hours after his release on July 17, Navarro spoke at the Republican National Convention.
