President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have advanced negotiations with American trading partners and eased concerns among Trump supporters spooked by the initial rollout of the president’s tariff agenda.

Starting in February, the president began deploying Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro as the public faces of his tariff rollout in a fairly equal capacity.