Trump picks Robert Lighthizer as US trade representative

President-elect Trump on Tuesday nominated Robert Lighthizer, a former deputy U.S. trade representative under President Reagan, to serve as his U.S. trade representative.

“Ambassador Lighthizer is going to do an outstanding job representing the United States as we fight for good trade deals that put the American worker first,” Trump said. “He has extensive experience striking agreements that protect some of the most important sectors of our economy, and has repeatedly fought in the private sector to prevent bad deals from hurting Americans.”